> Ehh... Externalizable extends Serializable, so it still holds that only > objects of class that - directly or indirectly - implement Serializable can > be serialized.
Darn. And here I thought I had a good excuse to waste an afternoon. > As for placing an otherwise non-serializable object into an array, and then > serializing the array: you'll still get a java.io.NotSerializableException > as soon as the serialization machinery encounters the first component of the > array that isn't serializable. If objects of any class were serializable, > this exception class needn't exist. Well, you do have to extend the class ... -- Joel Rees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

