JDBC: Getting started with Serialization

Hi,

Is there any example code that I can look at to see how to use PostgreSQL's
JDBC Object Serialization extensions? Would some one also please tell me
where I can find the source code for the JDBC driver? I have tried hunting
through the postgres site and through Peter's site but can not find any
links to it.

Basically I am trying to work out whether this functionality would reduce
the amount of object-to- relational database mapping code that I would have
to write. However my attempts use the postgresql.util.Serialize class has
not been successful -- I am having a hard time following the documentation
provided.

So far I have tried various permutations based on:

* Instantiating an object of type postgresql.util.Serialize. But when I use
the constructor Serialize(Connection db, String X) I get a "class X not
found" exception.

* Trying to use the create(Connection db, Class c) or create(Connection db,
Object o) methods I just get a null pointer exception.

I would really appreciate any pointers on how to use this functionality.

Regards,

Viv.

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