this.stateAbbreviation = newStateAbbreviation; } } Because enums are automatically Serializable (see Javadoc API documentation for Enum), there is no need to explicitly add the “implements ...

Serialization is the process of saving an object’s state to a sequence of bytes; deserialization is the process of rebuilding those bytes into a live object. The Java Serialization API provides a ...

Java provides a means to conveniently serialize data to maintain its integrity as it's sent over a network. Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities in the deserialization process if there aren't ...