Serialization Doubt

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

   
public class Rob implements Serializable{
int a = 10;	
transient Rob rob ;
void seri(){
		rob = new Rob();
		rob.a = 20;
		
		try {
			File outFile = new File("E:\\Build\\se\\object.ser");
			FileOutputStream fileOutputStream = new FileOutputStream(outFile);
			ObjectOutputStream outputStream = new ObjectOutputStream(fileOutputStream);
			outputStream.writeObject(rob);
}catch(Exception e){
    e.printStackTrace();
}
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
Rob e = new Rob();
e.seri();
}

}

here rob is transient variable...but still i can serialize the variable?? please anyone clarify the doubt

[Campbell Ritchie]

Will that class compile?

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

yes

[Campbell Ritchie]

It didn't compile when I tried it. There is no "a" declared.

And I will let you out of your misery by giving you the Java™ Language Specification link.

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

Campbell Ritchie wrote:It didn't compile when I tried it. There is no "a" declared.

i am sorry. when i copy and past, forget to paste the declaration of "a". i changed the above my post.

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

Campbell Ritchie wrote:
And I will let you out of your misery by giving you the

Really it helped me lot. Thank you Campbell .

[Campbell Ritchie]

You're welcome

You learned a lot more by having to look up the JLS than if I had simply said "no" to your first question.

[Rob Spoor]

Cool, an entire class named after me!

Transient fields are ignored when the object they are declared in is serialized, but if you serialize them directly (like in your code) then they will get serialized.

If you would have replaced "writeObject(rob)" with "writeObject(this)", then the rob field would most definitely be skipped.

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

Thanks Rob

[Maneesh Godbole]

Rob Prime wrote:Cool, an entire class named after me!

I wonder of int "a=10" refers to age

[Rob Spoor]

Maneesh Godbole wrote:

Rob Prime wrote:Cool, an entire class named after me!

I wonder of int "a=10" refers to age

Only mentally.