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  Class java.io.ObjectStreamClass
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  Class java.io.ObjectStreamClass
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  <dt> public class <b>ObjectStreamClass</b>
  <dt> extends <a href="java.lang.Object.html#_top_">Object</a>
  <dt> implements <a href="java.io.Serializable.html#_top_">Serializable</a>
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A ObjectStreamClass describes a class that can be serialized to a stream
 or a class that was serialized to a stream.  It contains the name
 and the serialVersionUID of the class.
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 The ObjectStreamClass for a specific class loaded in this Java VM can
 be found using the lookup method.
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  <dt> <img src="images/red-ball-small.gif" width=6 height=6 alt=" o ">
	<a href="#forClass()"><b>forClass</b></a>()
  <dd>  Return the class in the local VM that this version is mapped to.
  <dt> <img src="images/red-ball-small.gif" width=6 height=6 alt=" o ">
	<a href="#getName()"><b>getName</b></a>()
  <dd>  The name of the class described by this descriptor.
  <dt> <img src="images/red-ball-small.gif" width=6 height=6 alt=" o ">
	<a href="#getSerialVersionUID()"><b>getSerialVersionUID</b></a>()
  <dd>  Return the serialVersionUID for this class.
  <dt> <img src="images/green-ball-small.gif" width=6 height=6 alt=" o ">
	<a href="#lookup(java.lang.Class)"><b>lookup</b></a>(Class)
  <dd> Find the descriptor for a class that can be serialized.
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	<a href="#toString()"><b>toString</b></a>()
  <dd>  Return a string describing this ObjectStreamClass.
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 public static <a href="#_top_">ObjectStreamClass</a> lookup(<a href="java.lang.Class.html#_top_">Class</a> cl)
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  <dd> Find the descriptor for a class that can be serialized.  Null
 is returned if the specified class does not implement
 java.io.Serializable or java.io.Externalizable.
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 public <a href="java.lang.String.html#_top_">String</a> getName()
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  <dd> The name of the class described by this descriptor.
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 public long getSerialVersionUID()
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  <dd> Return the serialVersionUID for this class.
 The serialVersionUID defines a set of classes all with the same name
 that have evolved from a common root class and agree to be serialized
 and deserialized using a common format.
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 public <a href="java.lang.Class.html#_top_">Class</a> forClass()
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  <dd> Return the class in the local VM that this version is mapped to.
 Null is returned if there is no corresponding local class.
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 public <a href="java.lang.String.html#_top_">String</a> toString()
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  <dd> Return a string describing this ObjectStreamClass.
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    <dt> <b>Overrides:</b>
    <dd> <a href="java.lang.Object.html#toString()">toString</a> in class <a href="java.lang.Object.html#_top_">Object</a>
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