This Annex to theJava SE 24 Specification contains the Java SE 24 version of theJava Object Serialization Specification. The Java Object Serialization Specification underpins thejava.io.Serializable API.
This Specification is unchanged from the Java SE 23 version.
The Java SE 24 Editions includes clarifications made to the Serialization Spec since the Java SE 23 version, that is, since the Final Release ofJSR 398. These changes are flagged with colorful text, as follows:
Informative background for these changes may be found in the following approved Compatibility & Specification Review (CSR) request: