Java serialization: readObject() vs. readResolve()

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readResolve is used for replacing the object read from the stream. The only use I’ve ever seen for this is enforcing singletons; when an object is read, replace it with the singleton instance. This ensures that nobody can create another instance by serializing and deserializing the singleton.

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