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Object Serialization

Object Serialization supports the encoding of objects and the objects reachable from them, into a stream of bytes. Serialization also supports the complementary reconstruction of the object graph from a stream. Serialization is used for lightweight persistence and for communication via sockets or Java Remote Method Invocation (Java RMI). The default encoding of objects protects private and transient data, and supports the evolution of the classes. A class may implement its own external encoding and is then solely responsible for the external format.
Serialization now includes an API that allows the serialized data of an object to be specified independently of the fields of the class and allows those serialized data fields to be written to and read from the stream using the existing protocol to ensure compatiblity with the default writing and reading mechanisms.

Enhancements

Enhancements in Java SE^TM 6 - Describes enhancements and improvements to Object Serialization in Java SE 6.
Previous Enhancements - Describes enhancements to Object Serialization made in previous releases of the Java SE Platform.

Specification

Specification - Describes the architecture of the Object Serialization system and the APIs.

API Specification

java.io Package - Documents all of the interfaces and classes.

More Information

FAQ - Answers the most frequently asked questions about Object Serialization.

Examples

Examples - Demonstrate different aspects of and uses for Object Serialization.

Tools

serialver - Explains the serialver command, which returns the serialVersionUID for a class.

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