On Sunday 05 December 2004 21:37, Lyndon Tiu wrote: > With doc/lit, we found that we need to pass data structures back and > forth in String array form. We cannot pass anything more complex > (like Hashmaps of Hashmaps or ArrayLists of custom objects). So if we > need to pass complex data structures, we "serialize" it into a few > arrays containing all the information in the complex data structure, > then put it into a custom object containing just all arrays, then we > "de-serialize" it back into the actual complex data structure on the > other end.
Does this result in sensible XML being transferred over the net? By that I mostly mean XML that's not just usable between the two applications you can control, but that makes interoperability possible. If not, you might get cleaner results with custom de/serializers. Michael -- Michael Schuerig The more it stays the same, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The less it changes! http://www.schuerig.de/michael/ --Spinal Tap, The Majesty of Rock
