16.11 - Best Practices
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Practice Questions
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What is the purpose of serialVersionUID?
💡 Hint: Think about how class versions relate during serialization.
What does the transient keyword do?
💡 Hint: Consider sensitive information.
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What does serialVersionUID help with?
💡 Hint: It's crucial for class identity during serialization.
True or False: transient fields are always serialized.
💡 Hint: Think about what you want to expose.
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Challenge Problems
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Create a class called Account that implements Serializable. Ensure it has a transient field for a sensitive attribute. Then serialize and deserialize it to verify functionality.
💡 Hint: What part of the class should be marked transient?
Explain how to modify an existing class to ensure backward compatibility after adding a new field used in serialization.
💡 Hint: What modifications protect older data?
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