What is the meaning of marshalling and unmarshalling?
Created May 14, 2012
Alessandro A. Garbagnati Omar,
In few words, "marshalling" refers to the process of converting the data or the objects inbto a byte-stream, and "unmarshalling" is the reverse process of converting the byte-stream beack to their original data or object. The conversion is achieved through "serialization".
In few words, "marshalling" refers to the process of converting the data or the objects inbto a byte-stream, and "unmarshalling" is the reverse process of converting the byte-stream beack to their original data or object. The conversion is achieved through "serialization".
The purpose of the "marshalling/unmarshalling" process is to transfer data between the RMI system.