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what is a transient variable
A transient variable is a variable that may not be serialized.


  
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May 23, 2005 05:55:15   #1  
Roby        

RE: what is a transient variable
Transient instance fields are neither saved nor restored by the standard serialisation mechanism. You have to handle restoring them yourself.
 
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June 11, 2005 12:50:44   #2  
Mark        

RE: what is a transient variable
Declaring a Transient Variable

You use the transient keyword to indicate to the Java virtual machine that the indicated variable is not part of the persistent state of the object. Variables that are part of the persistent state of an object must be saved when the object is archived.

At this time the transient marker is ignored by the Java runtime system. Future releases of the Java system will use the transient marker to implement various object archiving functions.

Like other variable modifiers in the Java system you use transient in a class or instance variable declaration like this:

This statement declares an integer variable named hobo that is not part of the persistent state of the TransientExample class.

 
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June 11, 2005 12:51:25   #3  
Roko        

RE: what is a transient variable
Transient variable can't be serialize. For example if a variable is declared as transient in a Serializable class and the class is written to an ObjectStream the value of the variable can't be written to the stream instead when the class is retrieved from the ObjectStream the value of the variable becomes null
 
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June 27, 2005 03:49:10   #4  
vijay        

RE: what is a transient variable
1 what is a transient variable
A transient variable is a variable that may not be serialized.

2 which containers use a border Layout as their default layout
The window Frame and Dialog classes use a border layout as their default layout.

3 Why do threads block on I/O
Threads block on i/o (that is enters the waiting state) so that other threads may execute while the i/o Operation is performed.

4 How are Observer and Observable used
Objects that subclass the Observable class maintain a list of observers. When an Observable object is updated it invokes the update() method of each of its observers to notify the observers that i...

5 What is synchronization and why is it important
With respect to multithreading synchronization is the capability to control the access of multiple threads to shared resources. Without synchronization it is possible for one thread to modify a ...

6 Can a lock be acquired on a class
Yes a lock can be acquired on a class. This lock is acquired on the class's Class object..

7 What's new with the stop() suspend() and resume() methods in JDK 1.2
The stop() suspend() and resume() methods have been deprecated in JDK 1.2.

8 Is null a keyword
The null value is not a keyword.

9 What is the preferred size of a component
The preferred size of a component is the minimum component size that will allow the component to display normally.

10 What method is used to specify a container's layout
The setLayout() method is used to specify a container's layout.

 
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June 29, 2005 05:36:04   #5  
preeti        

RE: what is a transient variable
A transient variable is a variable which may not be serialized

 
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July 10, 2005 02:55:18   #6  
Britto        

RE: what is a transient variable
A transiet variable is a variable that may not be serialised.
 
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July 22, 2005 01:20:33   #7  
ramani        

RE: what is a transient variable
The transient variable is not persist when an object is stored
 
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July 27, 2005 01:08:03   #8  
Kishu        

RE: what is a transient variable

Answer for What is a transient variable? is very informative for technical interviews and for the development side also.

 
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August 18, 2005 07:25:32   #9  
Svetlana        

RE: what is a transient variable
Good for people preparing for technical interviews
 
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September 14, 2005 14:33:04   #10  
sai_iegemp Member Since: September 2005   Contribution: 2    

RE: what is a transient variable
Transient variable should not serialize
 
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