``++transient++`` is used to mark fields in a ``++Serializable++`` class which will not be written out to file (or stream). In a class that does not implement ``++Serializable++``, this modifier is simply wasted keystrokes, and should be removed.


== Noncompliant Code Example

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class Vegetable {  // does not implement Serializable
  private transient Season ripe;  // Noncompliant
  // ...
}
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== Compliant Solution

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class Vegetable {
  private Season ripe;
  // ...
}
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