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Can I execute methods on compressed versions of my objects, for example isempty(zip(serial(x)))?

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Can I execute methods on compressed versions of my objects, for example isempty(zip(serial(x)))?

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This is not really viable for arbitrary objects because of the encoding of objects. For a particular object (such as a String) you can compare the resulting bit streams. The encoding is stable, in that every time the same object is encoded it is encoded to the same set of bits.