You are correct. Putting a bean to session scope does not require serialization.
---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:09:08 +0800 >From: Yee CN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Session Scope Bean does NOT require serialization. Myfaces bug? >To: "'MyFaces Discussion'" <[email protected]> > > Hi, > > > > I have a bean that is NOT serializable but yet I am > able to set its scope to session. So does that mean > that putting a bean to session scope does not > requires serialization? Or is it a myfaces bug? > > > > I am raising this question because I have a piece of > code that worked in 1.1.1 release but failed in > latest nightly build. The piece of code is trying to > do: <t:saveState value="myNotSerializableBean" />, > so it should rightly fail and it is a bug that got > fixed in the nightly built. That this bean is still > able to participate in Session scope makes me wonder > whether there is a lingering bug in Myfaces state > saving. I am using the 20051217 build. > > > > Best regards, > > Yee > > > > Dennis Byrne

