Java tutorial
import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; import java.io.ObjectInputStream; import java.io.ObjectOutputStream; import java.io.ObjectStreamClass; public class Main extends ObjectInputStream { public Main(InputStream in) throws IOException { super(in); } public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { String s = "Hello World from java2s.com"; FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream("test.txt"); ObjectOutputStream oout = new ObjectOutputStream(out); // write something in the file oout.writeUTF(s); oout.flush(); oout.close(); // create an ObjectInputStream for the file we created before Main ois = new Main(new FileInputStream("test.txt")); // read and print an object and cast it as string System.out.println((String) ois.readUTF()); // get the class for string and print the name ObjectStreamClass streamClass = ObjectStreamClass.lookup(Integer.class); System.out.println(ois.resolveClass(streamClass).getName()); ois.close(); } }