Does the Java serialVersionUID must be static? Can it be an instance variable set by a sub class through constructor?

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Java serialVersionUID must be static? Can it be an instance variable set by a sub class through constructor?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 28 '20 at 10:35

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From the Serializable docs.

A serializable class can declare its own serialVersionUID explicitly by declaring a field named "serialVersionUID" that must be static, final, and of type long.

So it must be static.

answered Aug 28 '20 at 10:35

Federico klez Culloca

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Does the Java serialVersionUID must be static? Can it be an instance variable set by a sub class through constructor?

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