What things are required for a class that implements Externalizable?
Created May 4, 2012
Tim Rohaly A class that implements Externalizable must also:
- Have a public, no-argument constructor.
- Provide a writeExternal(ObjectOutput) method to save the state of the object, including the state of any superclass, to the ObjectOutput stream.
- Provide a readExternal(ObjectInput) method to restore the state of the object, including the state of any superclass, from the ObjectInput stream.