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Hi everyone,

import java.io.*;
class TestSer
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
SpecialSerial s = new SpecialSerial();
try{
ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream("fileWriter1"));
oos.writeObject(s);
oos.close();
System.out.print(++s.z +":");

ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream("fileWriter1"));
SpecialSerial s2 = (SpecialSerial)ois.readObject();
ois.close();
System.out.print(s2.y +":"+ s2.z);
}
catch(Exception x)
{
System.out.println("exc");
}

}
}
class SpecialSerial implements Serializable
{
transient int y = 7;
static int z = 9;
}

My doubt is how come output is "10:0:10",why is it not "10:7:9".I am applying the rule that transient and static variables cannot be serialized.Please help me.
 
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When you serializing a transient variable it will store default value instead of actual value.
For y default value 0 is stored instead of 7.

so it is displaying 0.
 
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Since transient and static not saved with serialized object,
when deserialized ,the transient variable when recovred
assumes null values that corresponds to data type.like for int its 0 ,if it was object reference ,it wold be null.
If output of transient var was 7,as per your code,..that means transient var is also saved.which is nt possible
 
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Thanks for the replies.I just have one more doubt.Lets say when transient,static variables are tried to serialize,then their default values are stored.Then the ouput of above program should be 10:0:10.How come its 10:0:10.Please help me.

-Radhika
 
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we will never apply transient keyword to static and final variables. if you apply also there will be no effect on that variables. why because if you apply or not , it's actual value will be stored in the file.

where as normal variables if you apply transient keyword it will store default values instead of actual velue.
 
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I am really not getting the point.Let me be more clear.In the above program,the output is "10:0:10".Please explain each ouput.Can we serialize static variable.I think its 'no'.please try to run above program.In the above program,if i change the 'static int to int',the output is "10:0:9".If 'int' can be serialized,Why is not "10:0:10".

-Radhika
 
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Do you have skype id. i will explain you
 
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System.out.print(s2.y +":"+ s2.z);

Here your displaying s2.y and s2.z

Here z is a static variable, so it will not depends on instance variable. directly it will display the modified value that is 10.

where as y is the instance variable. when your serializing the y value will be stored as 0 instead of 7.so when you retrived from a file again you will get 0 not 7.

so the output is 0 10
 
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