Java Object Save writeObjectToFile(Object obj, String fileName)

Description

Writes an Object to a file.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
obj	The Object to write to a file.
fileName	The file name to write to.

Return

true if the write succeeded, false otherwise.

Declaration

public static boolean writeObjectToFile(Object obj, String fileName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*  w w  w.ja  va  2  s .  c  o m*/
 * File:  SerializeUtil.java
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2003, Chris M. Bouzek
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 *
 * Contact : Dennis Mikkelson <mikkelsond@uwstout.edu>
 *           Chris Bouzek <coldfusion78@yahoo.com>
 *           Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
 *           University of Wisconsin-Stout
 *           Menomonie, WI 54751, USA
 *
 * This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant
 * number DMR-0218882.
 *
 * For further information, see <http://www.pns.anl.gov/ISAW/>
 *
 * $Log$
 * Revision 1.2  2004/03/11 22:17:04  millermi
 * - Changed package names and replaced SharedData with
 *   SharedMessages class.
 *
 * Revision 1.1  2003/10/30 02:10:47  bouzekc
 * Added to CVS.
 *
 *
 */

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Writes an Object to a file.  This will overwrite anything currently in the
     * File.  It also automatically closes the OutputStream and handles
     * Exceptions.
     *
     * @param obj The Object to write to a file.
     * @param file The file to write to.
     *
     * @return true if the write succeeded, false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean writeObjectToFile(Object obj, File file) {
        ObjectOutputStream out = null;

        try {
            out = new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(file));
            out.writeObject(obj);

            return true;
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            return false;
        } finally {
            if (out != null) {
                try {
                    out.close();
                } catch (IOException ioe) {
                    //drop it on the floor
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Writes an Object to a file.  This will overwrite anything currently in the
     * File.  It also automatically closes the OutputStream and handles
     * Exceptions.
     *
     * @param obj The Object to write to a file.
     * @param fileName The file name to write to.
     *
     * @return true if the write succeeded, false otherwise.
     */
    public static boolean writeObjectToFile(Object obj, String fileName) {
        return writeObjectToFile(obj, new File(fileName));
    }
}

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