# Package com.sleepycat.bind.serial

Bindings that use Java serialization.

Interface Summary
ClassCatalog: A catalog of class description information for use during object serialization.

Class Summary
SerialBase: A base class for serial bindings creators that provides control over the allocation of the output buffer.
SerialBinding<E>: A concrete `EntryBinding` that treats a key or data entry as a serialized object.
SerialInput: A specialized `ObjectInputStream` that gets class description information from a `ClassCatalog`.
SerialOutput: A specialized `ObjectOutputStream` that stores class description information in a `ClassCatalog`.
SerialSerialBinding<K,​D,​E>: An abstract `EntityBinding` that treats an entity's key entry and data entry as serialized objects.
SerialSerialKeyCreator<PK,​D,​SK>: A abstract key creator that uses a serial key and a serial data entry.
StoredClassCatalog: A `ClassCatalog` that is stored in a `Database`.
TupleSerialBinding<D,​E>: An abstract `EntityBinding` that treats an entity's key entry as a tuple and its data entry as a serialized object.
TupleSerialKeyCreator<D>: A abstract key creator that uses a tuple key and a serial data entry.
TupleSerialMarshalledBinding<E extends MarshalledTupleKeyEntity>: A concrete `TupleSerialBinding` that delegates to the `MarshalledTupleKeyEntity` interface of the entity class.
TupleSerialMarshalledKeyCreator<D extends MarshalledTupleKeyEntity>: A concrete key creator that works in conjunction with a `TupleSerialMarshalledBinding`.