A Serialized stream is represented by any stream satisfying the stream rule.
stream:
magic version contents
contents:
content
contents content
content:
object
blockdata
object:
newObject
newClass
newArray
newString
newClassDesc
prevObject
nullReference
exception
TC_RESET
newClass:
TC_CLASS classDesc newHandle
classDesc:
newClassDesc
nullReference
(ClassDesc)prevObject // an object required to be of type
// ClassDesc
superClassDesc:
classDesc
newClassDesc:
TC_CLASSDESC className serialVersionUID newHandle classDescInfo
TC_PROXYCLASSDESC newHandle proxyClassDescInfo
classDescInfo:
classDescFlags fields classAnnotation superClassDesc
className:
(utf)
serialVersionUID:
(long)
classDescFlags:
(byte) // Defined in Terminal Symbols and
// Constants
proxyClassDescInfo:
(int)<count> proxyInterfaceName[count] classAnnotation
superClassDesc
proxyInterfaceName:
(utf)
fields:
(short)<count> fieldDesc[count]
fieldDesc:
primitiveDesc
objectDesc
primitiveDesc:
prim_typecode fieldName
objectDesc:
obj_typecode fieldName className1
fieldName:
(utf)
className1:
(String)object // String containing the field's type,
// in field descriptor format
classAnnotation:
endBlockData
contents endBlockData // contents written by annotateClass
prim_typecode:
`B' // byte
`C' // char
`D' // double
`F' // float
`I' // integer
`J' // long
`S' // short
`Z' // boolean
obj_typecode:
`[` // array
`L' // object
newArray:
TC_ARRAY classDesc newHandle (int)<size> values[size]
newObject:
TC_OBJECT classDesc newHandle classdata[] // data for each class
classdata:
nowrclass // SC_SERIALIZABLE & classDescFlag &&
// !(SC_WRITE_METHOD & classDescFlags)
wrclass objectAnnotation // SC_SERIALIZABLE & classDescFlag &&
// SC_WRITE_METHOD & classDescFlags
externalContents // SC_EXTERNALIZABLE & classDescFlag &&
// !(SC_BLOCKDATA & classDescFlags
objectAnnotation // SC_EXTERNALIZABLE & classDescFlag&&
// SC_BLOCKDATA & classDescFlags
nowrclass:
values // fields in order of class descriptor
wrclass:
nowrclass
objectAnnotation:
endBlockData
contents endBlockData // contents written by writeObject
// or writeExternal PROTOCOL_VERSION_2.
blockdata:
blockdatashort
blockdatalong
blockdatashort:
TC_BLOCKDATA (unsigned byte)<size> (byte)[size]
blockdatalong:
TC_BLOCKDATALONG (int)<size> (byte)[size]
endBlockData :
TC_ENDBLOCKDATA
externalContent: // Only parseable by readExternal
( bytes) // primitive data
object
externalContents: // externalContent written by
externalContent // writeExternal in PROTOCOL_VERSION_1.
externalContents externalContent
newString:
TC_STRING newHandle (utf)
TC_LONGSTRING newHandle (long-utf)
prevObject
TC_REFERENCE (int)handle
nullReference
TC_NULL
exception:
TC_EXCEPTION reset (Throwable)object reset
magic:
STREAM_MAGIC
version
STREAM_VERSION
values: // The size and types are described by the
// classDesc for the current object
newHandle: // The next number in sequence is assigned
// to the object being serialized or deserialized
reset: // The set of known objects is discarded
// so the objects of the exception do not
// overlap with the previously sent objects
// or with objects that may be sent after
// the exception