Description edwin steiner 2003-06-25 08:39:59 EDT

The SerialVersionUID generated by Eclipse is different than the one generated by
JDK/javac in the case that the implementation uses a statement like '<class>.class'.

The following class returns for both compilers the SAME SerialVersionUID
(serialVersionUID = 4519452335893988861L;):
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import java.io.Serializable;
public class SerialVerTest implements Serializable {
    public void clazz() {
        Class c = new Object().getClass();
	//Class c = Object.class;
    }
}
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The following class returns DIFFERENT SerialVersionUIDs:
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import java.io.Serializable;
public class SerialVerTest implements Serializable {
    public void clazz() {
        //Class c = new Object().getClass();
	Class c = Object.class;
    }
}
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Eclipse compiler: serialVersionUID = 8816314731772278735L;
javac:            serialVersionUID = 8126007417160031246L;

Why are the SerialVersionUIDs different between the two implementations even
with the same compiler?


P.S.
java -version
java version "1.4.1_02"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1_02-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1_02-b06, mixed mode)