RE: InvalidClassException between Tomcat and Eclipse

2008-05-17 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
> From: Dola Woolfe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: InvalidClassException between Tomcat and Eclipse > > Can you explain the idea behind serialVersionUID AFAIK, its primary purpose is to insure that the deserialized object is compatible with the the current clas

Re: InvalidClassException between Tomcat and Eclipse

2008-05-17 Thread Dola Woolfe
Thanks. Can you explain the idea behind serialVersionUID (or point to a link)? It seems (under ideal circumstances and not what I was conerned with previously) that if the classes are legitimately out of sync and I don't set it, I will get an exception saying that serialVersionUID is mismatched.

Re: InvalidClassException between Tomcat and Eclipse

2008-05-16 Thread Yuval Perlov
It is also affected by the compiler version. It is most advisable to add serialVersionUID Yuval Perlov www.r-u-on.com On May 17, 2008, at 7:16 AM, Dola Woolfe wrote: Hi, I get java.io.InvalidClassException when I send a serialized class from an application launched by Eclipse to a JSP page,

InvalidClassException between Tomcat and Eclipse

2008-05-16 Thread Dola Woolfe
Hi, I get java.io.InvalidClassException when I send a serialized class from an application launched by Eclipse to a JSP page, compiled by the server. I thought that serialVersionUID was strictly a function of members, signatures, etc - but that doesn't appear to be the case. A workaround is to