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;
}
}