Re: Q: Serialization?

[Ivan Toshkov <toshkov at crosswinds dot net>]

On 21 Mar 2001 11:58:41 -0500, brlewis@alum.mit.edu wrote:
> Ivan Toshkov <toshkov@crosswinds.net> writes:
> 
> > So, the question is: what is serializable in kawa?
> 
> This might help answer your question:
> 
> (define (serializable? obj) (instance? obj <java.io.Serializable>))
> 
> As you'll discover, closures don't claim to be serializable, but some
> procedures do.
> 
> Lists claim to be serializable; of course that won't work if elements of
> the list are not serializable.
> 
> I'll write up a quick really-serializable? predicate that tests an
> object by serializing/deserializing it.
> 
> By the way, is this to store state in files or as "session objects"?

In the state of a servlet, for example. But, it shouldn't really matter,
should it? 

> 
> -- 
> Bruce R. Lewis                                http://brl.sourceforge.net/
> 

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Ivan Toshkov