Java tutorial
import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.ObjectInputStream; import java.io.ObjectOutputStream; import java.io.Serializable; import java.util.Date; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { User a = new User("A", "B"); System.out.println("logon a = " + a); ObjectOutputStream o = new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream("User.out")); o.writeObject(a); o.close(); Thread.sleep(1000); // Delay for 1 second ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream("User.out")); System.out.println("Recovering object at " + new Date()); a = (User) in.readObject(); System.out.println("logon a = " + a); } } class User implements Serializable { private Date date = new Date(); private String username; private transient String password; public User(String name, String pwd) { username = name; password = pwd; } public String toString() { String pwd = (password == null) ? "(n/a)" : password; return "logon info: \n username: " + username + "\n date: " + date + "\n password: " + pwd; } }