Java tutorial
import java.beans.Beans; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class MainClass extends JFrame { public MainClass(String name) { super("Revived Beans!"); try { Object bean = Beans.instantiate(getClass().getClassLoader(), name); if (Beans.isInstanceOf(bean, JComponent.class)) { JComponent comp = (JComponent) Beans.getInstanceOf(bean, JComponent.class); getContentPane().add("Center", comp); } else { System.out.println("Bean is not a Component..."); } } catch (java.io.IOException e1) { System.out.println("Error loading the serialized object"); } catch (ClassNotFoundException e2) { System.out.println("Can't find the class that goes with the object"); } } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new MainClass("javax.swing.JButton"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }