24.43 java.io.ObjectStreamClass (JDK 1.1)

This class is used to represent a class that is being serialized. An ObjectStreamClass object contains the name of a class and its unique version identifier. This class does not have a constructor; you should use the static lookup() method to obtain an ObjectStreamClass object for a given Class object. The forClass() instance method performs the opposite operation--it returns the Class object that corresponds to a given ObjectStreamClass.

Most applications never need to use this class.

public class ObjectStreamClass extends Object implements Serializable {

    // No Constructor

    // Class Methods

            public static ObjectStreamClass lookup(Class cl);

    // Public Instance Methods

            public Class forClass();

            public String getName();

            public long getSerialVersionUID();

            public String toString();  // Overrides Object

}

Passed To:

ObjectInputStream.resolveClass()

Returned By:

ObjectStreamClass.lookup()