Learn Java Serialization - converting object state to byte stream for storage or transmission, and restoring it back (deserialization).
┌──────────────┐ Serialize ┌──────────────┐
│ Java Object │ ─────────────────► │ Byte Stream │
│ │ ◄───────────────── │ (File/Network)│
└──────────────┘ Deserialize └──────────────┘
- ✅ Serializable interface
- ✅ ObjectOutputStream
- ✅ ObjectInputStream
- ✅ transient keyword
- ✅ serialVersionUID
// Serialization
ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream("object.ser"));
oos.writeObject(myObject);
// Deserialization
ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream("object.ser"));
MyClass obj = (MyClass) ois.readObject();Java | Serializable | Object Streams
Keywords: Java Serialization Deserialization Object-Stream Persistence transient