Appendix E. Java serialization

Overview

This appendix describes the principles of Java language serialization to what is probably the minimum depth required for EJB development. EJB client-server protocols will use serialization (probably in combination with other techniques) to transfer method-call information between nodes, and this has important implications for understanding the limitations that that EJB Specification places on argument types and the like.

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