Package org.apache.hadoop.io.serializer

This package provides a mechanism for using different serialization frameworks in Hadoop.

See: Description

Class Summary

Class	Description
JavaSerialization	An experimental Serialization for Java Serializable classes.
JavaSerializationComparator<T extends Serializable & Comparable<T>>	A RawComparator that uses a JavaSerialization Deserializer to deserialize objects that are then compared via their Comparable interfaces.
WritableSerialization	A Serialization for Writables that delegates to Writable.write(java.io.DataOutput) and Writable.readFields(java.io.DataInput).

Package org.apache.hadoop.io.serializer Description

This package provides a mechanism for using different serialization frameworks in Hadoop. The property "io.serializations" defines a list of Serializations that know how to create Serializers and Deserializers.

To add a new serialization framework write an implementation of Serialization and add its name to the "io.serializations" property.