What role does serialization have in RMI?

Created May 4, 2012

Tim Rohaly

RMI uses serialization as its basic and only mechanism for sending objects across a network.

If an object implements java.rmi.Remote, then the object's stub is serialized and sent to the client. If the object implements java.io.Serializable, then the object itself is serialized and sent.

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