http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Serializable+in+Java+TeluskoSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Serializable+in+Java+TeluskoCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5877808/what-is-serializable-and-when-should-i-use-itSerializable? And what are these "coders" talking about. As a CS graduate, I started thinking, "This sure seems like IO or File or Stream to me." For me, a CS graduate who has read text books on programming, "Stream", is the word/description that makes it all come together. And so, THANK YOU, for this comment!Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:19:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/3429921/what-does-serializable-meanSerializable is an interface called marker-interface just to tell Java I want to make serialization and de-serialization using this Java calss. Serialization: Write to the file or any other storage like a database.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:42:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/5260959/what-is-serializable-in-javaserializable is a special interface that specifies that class is serialiazable. It's special in that unlike a normal interface it does not define any methods that must be implemented: it is simply marking the class as serializable. For more info see the Java docs. As to what "serializable" means it simply means converting an instance of a class (an object) into a format where it can be written ...Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:05:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/447898/what-is-object-serializationjava.io.Serializable java.io.Externalizable A class must implement java.io.Serializable interface in order to serialize its object successfully. Serializable is a marker interface and used to inform the compiler that the class implementing it has to be added serializable behavior.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:10:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/817853/what-is-the-difference-between-serializable-and-externalizable-in-java0 Basically, Serializable is a marker interface that implies that a class is safe for serialization and the JVM determines how it is serialized. Externalizable contains 2 methods, readExternal and writeExternal. Externalizable allows the implementer to decide how an object is serialized, where as Serializable serializes objects the default way.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:26:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/4548816/when-should-we-implement-serializable-interface55 Implement the Serializable interface when you want to be able to convert an instance of a class into a series of bytes or when you think that a Serializable object might reference an instance of your class. Serializable classes are useful when you want to persist instances of them or send them over a wire.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:07:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/3753413/what-is-serializable-what-does-this-meanPossible Duplicates: Do Hibernate table classes need to be Serializable? What does Serializable mean? public class ExampleEntity implements Serializable { @Id private long id;Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:25:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/910374/why-does-java-have-transient-fieldsWhy does Java have transient fields? Before understanding the transient keyword, one has to understand the concept of serialization. If the reader knows about serialization, please skip the first point. What is serialization? Serialization is the process of making the object's state persistent. That means the state of the object is converted into a stream of bytes to be used for persisting (e ...Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:24:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/441196/why-java-needs-serializable-interfaceThe question is: since Serializable is an empty interface and Java provides robust serialization once you add implements Serializable - why didn't they make everything serializable and that's it?Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:59:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/2595104/why-do-you-have-to-mark-a-class-with-the-attribute-serializableBy applying the [Serializable] attribute, you explicitly give it the go-ahead to mess with your private parts. And you implicitly give that permission to only the BinaryFormatter class. XML serialization doesn't need this kind of okay, it only serializes members that are public. DataContractSerializer can serialize private members as well.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:40:00 GMT