Passing Javav objects between steps

[aviad]

Hi,

I wonder is there any way to pass complex java object from
1. one step to another
2. one job to another)?
Thanks,

Aviad

[Dave Syer]

Many people use the Job's ExecutionContext to pass data between steps because it is persisted to the repository, and therefore available on restart (see http://static.springsource.org/sprin...aToFutureSteps). Remember to use scope="step" for the components in this pattern and don't put large objects in there because of the persistence.

[aviad]

Dave,

Thank you for your reply! I figured out the way to pass simple parameters between the steps is Job's ExecutionContext but there are only few types that can be stored on it: Int, String, Double and Long.

The question is: can I store on the context my custom java object?

Thanks,

Aviad