// First we construct a Class object for the given class
Class cl = Class.forName("Candidate");
// Then an ObjectStreamClass for the given class
ObjectStreamClass ocl = ObjectStreamClass.lookup(cl);
// And use the ObjectStreamClass to get the Class'
// unique SerialVersionUID
System.out.println("For class " + cl);
System.out.println("static final long serialVersionUID = " +
ocl.getSerialVersionUID() + "L;"); // must be long
// And just for reference...
System.out.println("(Must range from " + Long.MIN_VALUE +
" to " + Long.MAX_VALUE + ".)");
