serialver - The Serial Version Command

The serialver command returns the serialVersionUID.

SYNOPSIS

serialver [ options ] [ classnames ]
options
Command-line options, as specified in this document.
classnames
One or more class names

DESCRIPTION

serialver returns the serialVersionUID for one or more classes in a form suitable for copying into an evolving class. When invoked with no arguments it prints a usage line.

OPTIONS

-classpath <directories and zip/jar files separated by :>
Set search path for application classes and resources.
-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
Pass option to the Java virtual machine, where option is one of the options described on the reference page for the java application launcher. For example, -J-Xms48m sets the startup memory to 48 megabytes.

SEE ALSO

java.io.ObjectStreamClass

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