The serialver Command

Name

serialver - return the serialVersionUID for one or more classes in a form suitable for copying into an evolving class

Synopsis

serialver [options] [classnames]

options
This represents the command-line options for the serialver command. See Options for serialver.
classnames
The classes for which serialVersionUID is 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 for serialver

-classpath path-files
Sets the search path for application classes and resources. Separate classes and resources with a colon (:).
-Joption
Passes the specified 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 MB.

Warning

The serialver command loads and initializes the specified classes in order to determine their serialVersionUID values. DO NOT RUN serialver on untrusted classes.