Method serializePartial

api/src/main/java/io/grpc/Metadata.java:491–499

Serializes all metadata entries, leaving some values as InputStreams. Produces serialized names and values interleaved. result[i 2] are names, while result[i 2+1] are values. Names are byte arrays as described according to the #serialize method. Values are either byte arrays

()

   * <p>This method is intended for transport use only.
   */
  @Nullable
  Object[] serializePartial() {
    Object[] serialized = new Object[len()];
    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
      serialized[i * 2] = name(i);
      serialized[i * 2 + 1] = valueAsBytesOrStream(i);
    }
    return serialized;
  }

  /**
   * Perform a simple merge of two sets of metadata.