The main reason is that implementing Serializable is extra effort, and we have little time. Some maps are tricky to get right when serialized.
Any patches that add serialization would be welcomed, there is a franework for testing serialization in the test area. Stephen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vikram Goyal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 5:02 AM Subject: [collections] Serialized Maps > Hi all, > > Does anybody know why the Map based classes (DoubleOrderedMap for e.g.) in > collections are not serialized? All these classes extend from either Map or > AbstractMap but do not implement Serializable. > > -- > Vikram > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
