ObjectWriter.java Source code

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import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Date;

public class ObjectWriter {
    public static void main(String[] arguments) {
        Message mess = new Message();
        String author = "London";
        String recipient = "G, B";
        String[] letter = { "Merry Christmas." };
        Date now = new Date();
        mess.writeMessage(author, recipient, now, letter);
        try {
            FileOutputStream fo = new FileOutputStream("Message.obj");
            ObjectOutputStream oo = new ObjectOutputStream(fo);
            oo.writeObject(mess);
            oo.close();
            System.out.println("Object created successfully.");
        } catch (IOException 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;
    }
}