Java tutorial
import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.ObjectInputStream; import java.io.Serializable; import java.util.Date; public class ObjectReader { public static void main(String[] arguments) { try { FileInputStream fi = new FileInputStream("message.obj"); ObjectInputStream oi = new ObjectInputStream(fi); Message mess = (Message) oi.readObject(); System.out.println("Message:\n"); System.out.println("From: " + mess.from); System.out.println("To: " + mess.to); System.out.println("Date: " + mess.when + "\n"); for (int i = 0; i < mess.lineCount; i++) System.out.println(mess.text[i]); oi.close(); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("Error " + e.toString()); } } } class Message implements Serializable { int lineCount; String from, to; Date when; String[] text; void writeMessage(String inFrom, String inTo, Date inWhen, String[] inText) { text = new String[inText.length]; for (int i = 0; i < inText.length; i++) text[i] = inText[i]; lineCount = inText.length; to = inTo; from = inFrom; when = inWhen; } }