How to generate serialVersionUID in Java?

Generate serialVersionUID of Employee class

import java.io.Serializable;

public class Employee implements Serializable {

     private String name;

     public Employee(String name) {

           this.name = name;

     }

     public String getName() {

           return name;

     }

}

1. serialver command

JDK has a build in command called “serialver” to generate the serialVersionUID automatically.

C:\Users\awadh\Desktop>javac Employee.java

C:\Users\awadh\Desktop>serialver Employee

Employee:  private static final long serialVersionUID = -6607742892470200720L;

2. serialver tool

Run command: serialver –show

C:\Users\awadh\Desktop>serialver -show

Put the class description in the tool and click on the show button.

private static final long serialVersionUID = -6607742892470200720L;

3. Using Eclipse IDE