Java tutorial
import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InvalidObjectException; import java.io.ObjectInputStream; import java.io.ObjectInputValidation; import java.io.ObjectOutputStream; import java.io.Serializable; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream("test.txt"); ObjectOutputStream oout = new ObjectOutputStream(out); oout.writeObject(new Example()); oout.flush(); oout.close(); ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream("test.txt")); Example a = (Example) ois.readObject(); System.out.println(a.s); a.validateObject(); ois.close(); } } class Example implements Serializable, ObjectInputValidation { String s = "Hello World from java2s.com!"; private String readObject(ObjectInputStream in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException { ObjectInputStream.GetField gf = in.readFields(); in.registerValidation(this, 0); return (String) gf.get("s", null); } public void validateObject() throws InvalidObjectException { if (this.s.equals("Hello World!")) { System.out.println("Validated."); } else { System.out.println("Not validated."); } } }