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From: Sebastian <sebastian@undisclosed.invalid>
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Subject: File object and serialization - information is lost
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:59:31 +0200
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Hello there,

I seem to misunderstand a thing about java.io.File. I wanted to use
the File object to transport information files existing in one place
(basically, a directory listing) to another place.

The API says File serves as an abstract representation of a file, and
that it implements Serializable.

However, after Serialization/Deserialization (in another JVM) the
methods lastModified() and length() return 0. This is not what I
expected.

Is there a standard object to transport this information, or do I have
to define my own?

-- Sebastian