Hi Simon, I think I remember from discussions before (haven't checked the source) that no, it doesn't serialize.
regards, Martin On 2/22/08, Simon Kitching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Myfaces Core property SERIALIZE_IN_SESSION is true by default, meaning > that when using server-side state saving the http session contains a > byte-array representation of the viewtree as serialized by JSF itself. > In particular, this means that the StateHolder methods are used to > serialize data into the session in preference to java.io.Serializable. > > Does anyone know how Sun Mojarra (formerly called "the RI") behaves? > > Thanks, > Simon > > -- http://www.irian.at Your JSF powerhouse - JSF Consulting, Development and Courses in English and German Professional Support for Apache MyFaces

