Java: What can and what can't be serialized?

Question

If the Serializable interface is just a Marker-Interface that is used for passing some-sort of meta-data about classes in java - I\'m a bit confused:

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Answer 1

Anything your Serializable class has in it that is not Serializable will throw this exception. You can avoid it by using the transient keyword.

Common examples of things you can't serialize include Swing components and Threads. If you think about it it makes sense because you could never deserialize them and have it make sense.