Serialization is the process of saving an object’s state to a sequence of bytes; deserialization is the process of rebuilding those bytes into a live object. The Java Serialization API provides a ...

Serialization converts an object's state into a stream of bytes so that it can be persisted in a permanent or temporary storage medium When working with applications, you’ll often need to store data ...

The XmlSerializer class provides a great way to convert (serialize) objects to XML and back (deserialize). However, it can be difficult to serialize collections such as Arrays and ArrayLists properly ...

David Petersheim explains why XStream is a perfect fit for parsing and writing small, simple XML files. Check out an example in which David shows how you could use XStream to read a configuration file ...

The XmlSerializer class provides a great way to convert (serialize) objects to XML and back (deserialize). However, it can be difficult to serialize collections such as Arrays and ArrayLists properly ...

Java provides a means to conveniently serialize data to maintain its integrity as it's sent over a network. Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities in the deserialization process if there aren't ...