JDK-4404755 : serialization spec doesn't explicitly specify format of field type strings
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.io:serialization
  • Affected Version: 1.4.0
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2001-01-15
  • Updated: 2001-10-24
  • Resolved: 2001-09-14
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1.4.0 beta3Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-4404696 - java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject() no longer suport dots in field's types
Description
Section 6 of the Java Object Serialization Specification does not explicitly
specify the format of field type strings.  The only information given is the
grammar production:

    className1:
      (String) object    // String containing the field's type

Instead, it should specify that the field's type string must be in JVM "field
descriptor" format (e.g., "Ljava/lang/String;") as described in section 4.3.2
of the JVM spec.  This has been the behavior of serialization since it was
introduced in JDK 1.1.
Comments
CONVERTED DATA BugTraq+ Release Management Values COMMIT TO FIX: merlin-beta2 merlin-beta3 FIXED IN: merlin-beta2 merlin-beta3 INTEGRATED IN: merlin-beta3 VERIFIED IN: merlin-beta3
14-06-2004
EVALUATION Fixing in serialization specification to be included with merlin beta 2. ###@###.### 2001-08-16
16-08-2001