Java tutorial
import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream; import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.ObjectInputStream; import java.io.ObjectOutputStream; import java.io.Serializable; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException { MyBean sc = new MyBean("Test1", "Test2"); System.out.println("Before:\n" + sc); ByteArrayOutputStream buf = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); ObjectOutputStream o = new ObjectOutputStream(buf); o.writeObject(sc); ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(buf.toByteArray())); MyBean sc2 = (MyBean) in.readObject(); System.out.println("After:\n" + sc2); } } class MyBean implements Serializable { private String a; private transient String b; public MyBean(String aa, String bb) { a = "Not Transient: " + aa; b = "Transient: " + bb; } public String toString() { return a + "\n" + b; } private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream stream) throws IOException { stream.defaultWriteObject(); stream.writeObject(b); } private void readObject(ObjectInputStream stream) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException { stream.defaultReadObject(); b = (String) stream.readObject(); } } /* */