why all the exception classes need to be serializable

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Why should I always make my Exceptions [serializable]? (.NET)

Any one know the reason for that?

Same as [Why should I always make my Exceptions serializable?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1066701/why-should-i-always-make-my-exceptions-serializable-net). — Matthew Flaschen, Dec 28 '10 at 07:39

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Because exceptions can be transmitted across process boundaries, or even machine boundaries (e.g. when using remoting). Being serializable helps a lot in those cases.

answered Dec 28 '10 at 07:40

Frédéric Hamidi

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why all the exception classes need to be serializable

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