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Class java.io.ObjectStreamClass
java.lang.Object
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+----java.io.ObjectStreamClass
- public class ObjectStreamClass
- extends Object
- implements Serializable
A ObjectStreamClass describes a class that can be serialized to a stream or a class that was serialized to a stream. It contains the name and the serialVersionUID of the class.
The ObjectStreamClass for a specific class loaded in this Java VM can be found using the lookup method.
- forClass()
- Return the class in the local VM that this version is mapped to.
- getName()
- The name of the class described by this descriptor.
- getSerialVersionUID()
- Return the serialVersionUID for this class.
- lookup(Class)
- Find the descriptor for a class that can be serialized.
- toString()
- Return a string describing this ObjectStreamClass.
lookup
public static ObjectStreamClass lookup(Class cl)
- Find the descriptor for a class that can be serialized. Null is returned if the specified class does not implement java.io.Serializable or java.io.Externalizable.
getName
public String getName()
- The name of the class described by this descriptor.
getSerialVersionUID
public long getSerialVersionUID()
- Return the serialVersionUID for this class. The serialVersionUID defines a set of classes all with the same name that have evolved from a common root class and agree to be serialized and deserialized using a common format.
forClass
public Class forClass()
- Return the class in the local VM that this version is mapped to. Null is returned if there is no corresponding local class.
toString
public String toString()
- Return a string describing this ObjectStreamClass.
- Overrides:
- toString in class Object
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