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title:  Standard Java Serialization
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You can use standard Java serialization for data you only distribute between Java applications. If you distribute your data between non-Java clients and Java servers, you need to do additional programming to get the data between the various class formats.

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Standard Java types are serializable by definition. For your domain classes, implement `java.io.Serializable`, then make sure to mark your transient and static variables as needed for your objects. For information, see the online documentation for `java.io.Serializable` for your Java version.

Mixing `DataSerializable` with `Serializable` or `PdxSerializable` use on the same data can result in increased memory use and lower throughput than using just `Serializable` on the entire data, especially if the `Serializable` entries are in collections. The bigger the data collection, the lower the throughput as the metadata for the collection entries is not shared when using `DataSerializable`.