Serialization of static fields

[Rajani Sudhakar]

Class fields with the following modifiers will not be serialized

1.private
2.static
3.transient
4.protected

Answers:
2.static
3.transient

Transient fields cannot be serialized..
But about "static"?

Thanks in advance,
rajani.

[Corey McGlone]

The idea behind serializing an object is to save the "state of the object." Notice I used the term "object." Static variables belong to the "class," not the "object" and are, therefore, not considered part of the object's state.

This is not on the SCJP exam.
[ June 04, 2004: Message edited by: Corey McGlone ]