my own format serialize

[Peter]

Hi
If i want to serialize my object in my own format. I should
overwrite readObject() and writeObject(). OR implement Externalizable
interface and overwrite writeExternal() and readExternal() ?

Which one is better?
thanks
from Peter ([email protected])

 

[Oscar Kind]

Hi
If i want to serialize my object in my own format. I should
overwrite readObject() and writeObject(). OR implement Externalizable
interface and overwrite writeExternal() and readExternal() ?

Which one is better?

Externalizable. Using this subinterface of Serializable explicitely means
that your class is responsible for saving/restoring the contents of its
instances. This automatically means a custom format, which is what you
want.


Oscar