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Class java.io.ObjectStreamClass 

java.lang.Object
    |
    +----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.

Since:
JDK1.1

Method Index

o forClass()
Return the class in the local VM that this version is mapped to.
o getField(String)
Get the field of this class by name.
o getFields()
Return an array of the fields of this serializable class.
o getName()
The name of the class described by this descriptor.
o getSerialVersionUID()
Return the serialVersionUID for this class.
o lookup(Class)
Find the descriptor for a class that can be serialized.
o toString()
Return a string describing this ObjectStreamClass.

Methods

o 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.

o getName 
public String getName()
The name of the class described by this descriptor.

o 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.

o 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.

o getFields 
public ObjectStreamField[] getFields()
Return an array of the fields of this serializable class.

Returns:
an array containing an element for each persistent field of this class. Returns an array of length zero if there are no fields.
o getField 
public ObjectStreamField getField(String name)
Get the field of this class by name.

Returns:
The ObjectStreamField object of the named field or null if there is no such named field.
o toString 
public String toString()
Return a string describing this ObjectStreamClass.

Overrides:
toString in class Object
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