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Java static serialization rules?

I’m working on a save state serialization with a few static methods and fields. I could have sworn though that serialization and static’s caused mayhem. Should I make all static’s transient? And will inflating the calls restore the statics as normal? Answer statics are implicitly transient, …

Why does Java have transient fields?

Why does Java have transient fields? Answer The transient keyword in Java is used to indicate that a field should not be part of the serialization (which means saved, like to a file) process. From the Java Language Specification, Java SE 7 Edition, Section 8.3.1.3. transient Fields: Variables may be marked tr…