Gson doesn't serialize methods?

Question

Java

I have an object, there is a getter. I would like gson to serialize it. After reading the documentation, I realized that this is not possible. Is it so?

Answer 1

The best way is to write a Serializer and do it manually there.

Answer 2

Data is serialized, not methods. Those. in some form, the state (data) of an object is stored, and then it can be loaded into an object of the same class. It is the class that will define the methods (behavior). In this case, the class must be known in the application in which the deserialization is performed, and the SerialVersionUID must match what the object class had during serialization.