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Difference between Serializable and Externalizable in Java?

Difference between Serializable and Externalizable in Java?

21st May 2019, 7:11 PM
TheEngineerIN
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Akshay Biradar One of the obvious difference between Serializable and Externalizable is that Serializable is a marker interface i.e. does not contain any method but Externalizableinterface contains two methods writeExternal() and readExternal(). This difference between Serializable and Externalizable is performance. source: http://www.java67.com/2012/10/difference-between-serializable-vs-externalizable-interface.html?m=1 I hope I was helpful
21st May 2019, 8:32 PM
Alessio Benvenuti
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