# InstantAsLongSerializer

Artifact: [androidx.appsearch:appsearch-builtin-types](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch) [View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:androidx/appsearch/serializers/InstantAsLongSerializer.java+class:androidx.appsearch.serializers.InstantAsLongSerializer) Added in [1.2.0-alpha02](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch#1.2.0-alpha02)

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```
@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
class InstantAsLongSerializer : LongSerializer<Instant!>
```

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Serializes a `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Instant.html` to and from a long. The Instant is serialized and deserialized from and to epoch milliseconds.

## Summary

| ### Public constructors |
|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/appsearch/serializers/InstantAsLongSerializer#InstantAsLongSerializer()()` |

| ### Public functions |
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Instant.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/appsearch/serializers/InstantAsLongSerializer#deserialize(long)(epochMilli: https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-long/index.html)` Deserializes a long to an Instant. |
| `https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-long/index.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/appsearch/serializers/InstantAsLongSerializer#serialize(java.time.Instant)(instant: https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Instant.html)` Serializes an Instant to a long. |

## Public constructors

### InstantAsLongSerializer

Added in 1.2.0-alpha02

```
InstantAsLongSerializer()
```

## Public functions

### deserialize

Added in [1.2.0-alpha02](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch#1.2.0-alpha02)

```
fun deserialize(epochMilli: Long): Instant
```

Deserializes a long to an Instant.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `epochMilli: https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-long/index.html` | The long to deserialize. |

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Instant.html` | The Instant deserialized from the long. |

### serialize

Added in [1.2.0-alpha02](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch#1.2.0-alpha02)

```
fun serialize(instant: Instant): Long
```

Serializes an Instant to a long.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `instant: https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Instant.html` | The Instant to serialize. |

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-long/index.html` | The long serialized from the Instant. |