Serialization details

[Kunaal A Trehan]

Hi

Consider a case
-class B extends A

Class A implements Serializable .But class B does not
Can class B be serialized?

Consider the same case.But Class B implements Serializable.
But class A does not implement Serializable.
Can class B be serialized?

Any pointers would be helpful

Cheers
Kunal

[Steve McCann]

I would say Yes in both cases:

-class B extends A
Class A implements Serializable .But class B does not

Class B therefore is serializable, as it is a subclass of A, which implements the interface.

Consider the same case.But Class B implements Serializable.

Yes, class B can be serialized, regardless of whether class A implements Serializable or not as class B implements the interface.

Steve
[ July 29, 2005: Message edited by: Steve McCann ]

[Jaikiran Pai]

In both the cases, B can be Serialized