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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:
I value Z isTimeSet
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