Returns true if a class implements Serializable and false otherwise.

 
import java.io.Serializable;

/* 
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 * ------------
 * IOUtils.java
 * ------------
 * (C)opyright 2002-2004, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
 *
 * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
 * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 *
 * $Id: IOUtils.java,v 1.8 2009/01/22 08:34:58 taqua Exp $
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 26-Jan-2003 : Initial version
 * 23-Feb-2003 : Documentation
 * 25-Feb-2003 : Fixed Checkstyle issues (DG);
 * 29-Apr-2003 : Moved to jcommon
 * 04-Jan-2004 : Fixed JDK 1.2.2 issues with createRelativeURL;
 *               added support for query strings within these urls (TM);
 */


public class Main {

  /**
   * Returns <code>true</code> if a class implements <code>Serializable</code>
   * and <code>false</code> otherwise.
   *
   * @param c  the class.
   *
   * @return A boolean.
   */
  public static boolean isSerializable(final Class c) {
      /**
      final Class[] interfaces = c.getInterfaces();
      for (int i = 0; i < interfaces.length; i++) {
          if (interfaces[i].equals(Serializable.class)) {
              return true;
          }
      }
      Class cc = c.getSuperclass();
      if (cc != null) {
          return isSerializable(cc);
      }
       */
      return (Serializable.class.isAssignableFrom(c));
  }
}

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