Marshalling/Unmarshalling Comparable

[Brandon Rife <br...@dejazzd.com>]

I use the Comparable interface on the built-in Java objects such as String,
Long, etc when I'm not so much concerned with data type as I am that a given
object instance is a identifier within some universe that can be sorted,
searched for, etc.  By not concerning myself with data type I am free to
change the data type without affecting the code.  Any thoughts about the
best way to implement this data type anonymity during marshalling and
unmarshalling?

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