Why does AtomicInteger implements Serializable

integer, java, numbers

Solution

Just to document it more clearly. Same situation with the abstract collection base classes.

Could also have been a mistake initially (that is now carried forward for consistency's sake).

Problem

Accoriding to javadoc, ``` public class AtomicInteger extends Number implements java.io.Serializable { // code for class } ``` But, ``` public abstract class Number implements java.io.Serializable { //code for class } ``` If `Number` class already implements `java.io.Serializable` then why do `AtomicInteger` implements it again? Edit: Does Serializable being a marker interface makes any difference in this context?

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