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Re: object serialization
>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Sturm <jsturm@sigma6.com> writes:
Jeff> For example, Serializable objects must be created by
Jeff> readObject() without invoking any constructor. (Externalizable
Jeff> objects on the other hand must have a public default
Jeff> constructor). I haven't yet looked closely at CNI to see if
Jeff> this is possible with documented calls.
_Jv_AllocObject will do this. This probably isn't documented, but it
doesn't matter, since serialization is part of the "implementation".
Jeff> I hope that by the end of this week I can read/write
Jeff> Externalizable objects. Serializable will follow... I need some
Jeff> native code to make it work.
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