All of the Java client library methods use the default Whalin transcoder that provides compatilibility with memcached clients for the serialization of objects from the object type into a byte array used for storage within Couchbase.

You can also use a custom transcoder the serialization of objects. This can be to serialize objects in a format that is compatible with other languages or environments.

You can customize the transcoder by implementing a new Transcoder interface and then using this when storing and retrieving values. The Transcoder will be used to encode and decode objects into binary strings. All of the methods that store, retrieve or update information have a version that supports a custom transcoder.