Bug 116733 - SerialVersionUID Warning does not show for Abstract Classes
Summary: SerialVersionUID Warning does not show for Abstract Classes
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: JDT
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Core (show other bugs)
Version: 3.2   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows 2000
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: JDT-Core-Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2005-11-16 17:12 EST by Tom Lien CLA
Modified: 2006-11-15 17:36 EST (History)
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Description Tom Lien CLA 2005-11-16 17:12:49 EST 
When I enable the serialversionuid warnings for Serializable classes, it does
not warn about this for abstract classes. These are just as important as the
concrete classes they inherit from for determining serial compatibility. Example:

public abstract class AbstractSerialTest implements java.ioSerializable {
}

If I remove the abstract keyword it warns properly.
Comment 1 Olivier Thomann CLA 2006-10-10 13:04:12 EDT 
Since abstract classes cannot be instantiated, I don't see why you would need the serialVersionUID field. Concrete subclasses of abstract classes will need it.
Ok to close?
Comment 2 Olivier Thomann CLA 2006-11-15 17:36:58 EST 
Closing as INVALID.