Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.ObjectInputStream; public class Main { public static Object readSerializableObjectFromFile(FileInputStream fileIn) { Object b = null; ObjectInputStream in = null; try { in = new ObjectInputStream(fileIn); b = in.readObject(); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } finally { if (in != null) { try { in.close(); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } } return b; } }