Data Structure of a Serialized ArrayList<object> Binary File

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In my Android app, I create a Serialized ArrayList and write it as a binary file using writeObject(). I want to take that file, copy it to a PC and read it into a program (that I would need to write in C++), where I would view / edit the information, write it back out to the file, and send it back to the Android device, where it would interpreted correctly.

I have examined the binary file with a hex editor; it contains the field names and the data, along with other binary information that I cannot interpret.

Is there a structure definition that exists of the serialized object?

David S. · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-12 18:50:27Z

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This link describes the binary format of Serializable objects in some detail.

The Java Object Serialization Specification describes the format in excruciating detail.

answered Dec 12, 2013 at 18:50

David S.

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