Transient variable in non-serializable class

[Ion Ionascu]

Hi,


I hope this is the right mailing list to ask the following question.

Could you please explain to me why the variable "discovered" from the class
java.lang.ref.Reference is declared as being transient even though it is a
private variable in a class which doesn't extend the interface Serializable?


Thank you,
Ion Ionascu

www.ionionascu.eu
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