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SERIALVER(1) | JDK Commands | SERIALVER(1) |
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
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