import java.io.Serializable; import java.lang.reflect.Field; public class Basic implements Serializable { public static void main(String[] args) { try { Basic b = (Basic)Basic.class.newInstance(); Field f = Basic.class.getDeclaredField("serialVersionUID"); long l = f.getLong(b); System.err.println("SerialVersionUID is "+l); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println("Problem: "+e.toString()); } } } aspect X { before(): staticinitialization(Basic) {} }