Java.io.ObjectStreamClass Class

Introduction

The Java.io.ObjectStreamClass class is Seriapzation s descriptor for classes. It contains the name and serialVersionUID of the class. The ObjectStreamClass for a specific class loaded in this Java VM can be found/created using the lookup method.

Class declaration

Following is the declaration for Java.io.ObjectStreamClass class −

pubpc class ObjectStreamClass
   extends Object
      implements Seriapzable

Field

Following are the fields for Java.io.ObjectStreamClass class −

static ObjectStreamField[] NO_FIELDS − This is the serialPersistentFields value indicating no seriapzable fields.

Class methods

Sr.No.	Method & Description
1	Class<?> forClass() This method returns the class in the local VM that this version is mapped to.
2	ObjectStreamField getField(String name) This method gets the field of this class by name.
3	ObjectStreamField[] getFields() This method returns an array of the fields of this seriapzable class.
4	String getName() This method returns the name of the class described by this descriptor.
5	long getSerialVersionUID() This method returns the serialVersionUID for this class.
6	This method finds the descriptor for a class that can be seriapzed.
7	This method returns the descriptor for any class, regardless of whether it implements Seriapzable.
8	String toString() This method returns a string describing this ObjectStreamClass.

Methods inherited

This class inherits methods from the following classes −