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Re: De-serializing an object with missing child classes

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On 6 Sep., 14:15, "raph...@gmail.com" <raph...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is this possible?
>
> For example, assuming that I serialized this class
>
> import java.io.*;
>
> public class StorageClass implements Serializable {
>
>         private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
>
>         public Serializable[] stored;
>
> }
>
> I then set the stored array to a set of serializable objects.
>
> At a later time, I want to deserialize the object, but one of the
> stored classes is no longer available.  Is there a way to deserialize
> the object, but have that entry in the array be null?

Write a custom deserialization.  There you can catch exceptions and
deal with the as you see fit.  See:

http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/io/Serializable.html

Kind regards

robert

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De-serializing an object with missing child classes "raphfrk@gmail.com" <raphfrk@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 05:15 -0700
  Re: De-serializing an object with missing child classes Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-09-06 05:34 -0700
    Re: De-serializing an object with missing child classes "raphfrk@gmail.com" <raphfrk@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 07:17 -0700
      Re: De-serializing an object with missing child classes Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-09-07 07:46 +0200
        Re: De-serializing an object with missing child classes Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-09-07 11:45 +0000
          Re: De-serializing an object with missing child classes "raphfrk@gmail.com" <raphfrk@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 07:17 -0700
        Re: De-serializing an object with missing child classes "raphfrk@gmail.com" <raphfrk@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 07:14 -0700
  Re: De-serializing an object with missing child classes Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-06 06:04 -0700
  Re: De-serializing an object with missing child classes Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-06 11:59 -0700
    Re: De-serializing an object with missing child classes Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-06 19:51 -0400
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  Re: De-serializing an object with missing child classes Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-06 19:53 -0400

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