System.out.println( "exception in ObjectStreamClass.getFieldSignature(): " + e );
VM.sysWrite( "exception in ObjectStreamClass.getFieldSignature(): " + e );
  public static String getFieldSignature (Field f) {    String signature = null;    try {      f.setAccessible( true );     // to allow access to private fields      signature = f.getSignature();    }    catch ( Exception e ) {      System.out.println( "exception in ObjectStreamClass.getFieldSignature(): " + e );    }    return signature;  }