SerialVersionUID (Javassist API)

java.lang.Object
- javassist.SerialVersionUID

```
public class SerialVersionUID
extends java.lang.Object
```
Utility for calculating serialVersionUIDs for Serializable classes.

Author:

Bob Lee (crazybob@crazybob.org), modified by Shigeru Chiba

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SerialVersionUID()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static long`	`calculateDefault(CtClass clazz)`	Calculate default value.
`static void`	`setSerialVersionUID(CtClass clazz)`	Adds serialVersionUID if one does not already exist.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - SerialVersionUID
```
public SerialVersionUID()
```
- Method Detail
  - setSerialVersionUID
```
public static void setSerialVersionUID(CtClass clazz)
                                throws CannotCompileException,
                                       NotFoundException
```
    Adds serialVersionUID if one does not already exist. Call this before modifying a class to maintain serialization compatability.
    
    Throws:
    
    CannotCompileException
    
    NotFoundException
  - calculateDefault
```
public static long calculateDefault(CtClass clazz)
                             throws CannotCompileException
```
    Calculate default value. See Java Serialization Specification, Stream Unique Identifiers.
    
    Throws:
    
    CannotCompileException
    
    Since:
    
    3.20