PURE Java™ 2

Interface and Class Details

Interface Externalizable

public abstract interface Externalizable
                              extends Serializable

The Externalizable interface is implemented by classes that want to have complete control over the process of serialization. Under this scenario, only the class name is serialized by the JVM. Everything else has to be done by the object itself.

Note

Before deciding to use this interface, developers should consider overriding readObject and writeObject while still using normal serialization. Making an Externalizable class is a very complex process.

Methods

public void    writeExternal (ObjectOutput out)
                   throws IOException
public void    readExternal(ObjectInput in)
                   throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException

Interface FileFilter

 public ...