Java ObjectStreamField class A description of a Serializable field from a Serializable class. An array of ObjectStreamFields is used to declare the Serializable fields of a class. The java.io.ObjectStreamClass.getField(String name) method gets the field of this class by name. Constructor
| Constructor |
Description |
| ObjectStreamField(String name, Class type) |
It creates a Serializable field with the specified type. |
| ObjectStreamField(String name, Class type, boolean unshared) |
It creates an ObjectStreamField representing a serializable field with the given name and type. |
Methods
| Modifier and Type |
Method |
Description |
| int |
compareTo(Object obj) |
It compares this field with another ObjectStreamField. |
| String |
getName() |
It gets the name of this field. |
| int |
GetOffset() |
Offset of field within instance data. |
| Class |
getType() |
It get the type of the field. |
| char |
getTypeCode() |
It returns character encoding of field type. |
| String |
getTypeString() |
It return the JVM type signature. |
| boolean |
isPrimitive() |
It return true if this field has a primitive type. |
| boolean |
isUnshared() |
It returns boolean value indicating whether or not the serializable field represented by this ObjectStreamField instance is unshared. |
| protected void |
setOffset(int offset) |
Offset within instance data. |
| String |
toString() |
It return a string that describes this field. |
public char getTypeCode() Returns character encoding of field type. The encoding is as follows:
| B |
byte |
| C |
char |
| D |
double |
| F |
float |
| I |
int |
| J |
long |
| L |
class or interface |
| S |
short |
| Z |
boolean |
| [ |
array |
Returns: the typecode of the serializable field
Example:
Output:
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