On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Xiao Juguang wrote:
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> Subject: difference between terms "marshall" and "serialize"
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> > Can anyone explain to me what the difference (if there
> > is any) is between the terms "marshall" and
> > "serialize"?
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> I did not find.It seems they all mean to convert an object into a string.
> Any else?
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www.castor.org has a simple explanation, I think. Basically,
'marshall' and 'serialize' mean the same thing, to put some
data (object oriented or hierarchical?) into a straight string
(?) or binary stream (??).
Here's what www.castor.org says:
For those not familiar with the terms "marshal" and "unmarshal", it's
simply the act of converting a stream (sequence of bytes) of data to
and from an Object. The act of "marshalling" consists of converting
an Object to to a stream, and "unmarshalling" from a stream to an
Object.
The very term 'marshalling' is in fact taken from the military
terminology, and means 'to put the army in the line'. (We all
know that, but I actually read somewhere, probably
java.sun.com why that particular term is used).
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Davor Cengija
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