| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.io | Provides for system input and output through data streams,
serialization and the file system. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| abstract ObjectStreamClass | ObjectInputStream.GetField. getObjectStreamClass()Get the ObjectStreamClass that describes the fields in the stream. | 
| static ObjectStreamClass | ObjectStreamClass. lookup(Class<?> cl)Find the descriptor for a class that can be serialized. | 
| static ObjectStreamClass | ObjectStreamClass. lookupAny(Class<?> cl)Returns the descriptor for any class, regardless of whether it
 implements  Serializable. | 
| protected ObjectStreamClass | ObjectInputStream. readClassDescriptor()Read a class descriptor from the serialization stream. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| protected Class<?> | ObjectInputStream. resolveClass(ObjectStreamClass desc)Load the local class equivalent of the specified stream class
 description. | 
| protected void | ObjectOutputStream. writeClassDescriptor(ObjectStreamClass desc)Write the specified class descriptor to the ObjectOutputStream. | 
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