JDK-4217676 : should be able to serialize strings > 64K
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.io:serialization
  • Affected Version: 1.2.0
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: solaris_2.5
  • CPU: sparc
  • Submitted: 1999-03-05
  • Updated: 2013-11-14
  • Resolved: 1999-06-29
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1.3.0 betaFixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8028041 - Serialized Form description of j.l.String is not consistent with the implementation
Relates :  
JDK-4128333 - Data{Input,Output}Stream UTF strings restricted to 65536 encoded bytes
Description
Object serialization does not allow strings > 64K to be serialized (due to the 
limitations of the UTF-8 encoding used for strings).  The serialization protocol
should support the serialization of such "long" strings.

This also impacts the ability to send "long" strings via RMI calls.
Comments
CONVERTED DATA BugTraq+ Release Management Values COMMIT TO FIX: kestrel FIXED IN: kestrel-beta INTEGRATED IN: kestrel-beta
14-06-2004
EVALUATION See public summary. This has been fixed in 1.3. A new typecode ObjectStreamConstants.TC_LONGSTRING is now used to indicate "long" strings in the serialization protocol. The actual encoding of a long string is the same as UTF-8, except that 64 bits are used to store the length of the UTF encoding (as opposed to the standard 16 bits). For details, see the Object Serialization Specification.
11-06-2004
SUGGESTED FIX Add a new typecode for "long strings" (e.g., TC_WSTRING).
11-06-2004
PUBLIC COMMENTS Object serialization does not allow strings > 64K to be serialized (due to the limitations of the UTF-8 encoding used for strings). The serialization protocol should support the serialization of such "long" strings. This also impacts the ability to send "long" strings via RMI calls.
10-06-2004