Alan Bateman wrote:
I agree it would be good to avoid loading/initializing
ObjectStreamClass (as you say, we have to load ObjectStreamField as
the serialPersistentFields is part of Class, String, and other APIs).
My only concern is that ObjectStreamField doesn't seem to be the
right place for this (as it's concerned with serializable fields) and
it's a bit strange for ObjectStreamClass to call into
ObjectStreamField to get a class signature. Have you considered
alternatives, say duplicating this method, or maybe a ClassSignature
class?
I agree ObjectStreamField is not quite the right place for this method.
Duplicating this method may be a better option for this case (that I
typically try to avoid). I can make this change.
I try to avoid adding a new class just for this one method. I tried to
find an existing class for this method but there doesn't seem to have a
good one.
Mandy
