"vincent.marquez" wrote : | So, the precedence rules would be: first check if object is advisable, then check if it is a collection, then check if it follows standard javabean symantics, and finally use the serializable handler. | Yeah this is reasonable. The problem is that someone might actually prefer the serializable mode with a class that is a javabean, or looks like one. This is a significant behavior change that likely should merit some kind of configuration value (something like proxyJavaBeans). -Jason View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4099487#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...