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Java Java Data Structures Organizing Data Serialization

Liron Tal
Liron Tal
4,825 Points
Posted by Liron Tal
Liron Tal
4,825 Points

Why Comparable does not require importing while Serializable does?

Please help :)

1 Answer

deckey
deckey
14,630 Points
deckey
deckey
14,630 Points

Hi Liron, simple answer would be that Comparable interface is part of java.lang package which holds fundamental classes in Java. (e.g. always available, holding essential classes like Boolean, Double etc..)

Serializable on the other hand is part of java.io package which needs to be imported.

hope it helps, good luck !