Couple of questions about Serialization and Database

[parthiban]

Hi all ,

Here are my questions :

I like to know when to use Serialization and when should the preference will be given to Database to persist an Object .

To use a database with Java at what level a programmer should be good in Database ?

what are the essential things a good Java programmer needs to know to handle Database efficiently in Java ?

Eventhough it appears some(or all):) of the questions are so abstract if you atleast suggest general guidelines for that it will be very helpful for me.

Thanks in advance

[masijade]

Whether to use serialisation, and whether to use a DB, are not mutually exclusive. There is no reason why you cannot store a serialised object in a DB.

What, exactly, is you want to know? If it is how to se a DB, then consult the JDBC tutorials at Sun first.

[parthiban]

Thanks masijade , I thought that I should use either of the one