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.

NOTES

The serialver command loads and initializes the specified classes in its virtual machine, and by default, it doesn't set a security manager. If the serialver command is to be run with untrusted classes, then a security manager can be set with the following option:

-J-Djava.security.manager

When necessary, a security policy can be specified with the following option:

-J-Djava.security.policy=policy_file