Contents Previous Next
serialver
Returns the serial version UID for specified classes.
Synopsis
serialver [ options ] [ classnames ]
- options
-
The command-line options. See Options.
- classnames
-
The classes for which the
serialVersionUIDis to be returned.
Description
The serialver command returns the serialVersionUID for one or more classes in a form suitable for copying into an evolving class. When called with no arguments, the serialver command prints a usage line.
Options
- -classpath path-files
-
Sets the search path for application classes and resources. Separate classes and resources with a colon (:).
- -show
-
Displays a simple user interface. Enter the full class name and press either the Enter key or the Show button to display the
serialVersionUID. - -Joption
-
Passes
optionto the Java Virtual Machine, where option is one of the options described on the reference page for the Java application launcher. For example,-J-Xms48msets the startup memory to 48 MB. Seejava(1).
Notes
The serialver command loads and initializes the specified classes in its virtual machine, and by default, it does not set a security manager. If the serialver command is to be run with untrusted classes, then a security manager can be set with the following option:
-J-Djava.security.manager
When necessary, a security policy can be specified with the following option:
-J-Djava.security.policy=<policy file>
See Also
-
The
java.io.ObjectStreamclass description at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/ObjectStreamClass.html