/** File: Serialized.java
 *  Copy: Copyright (c) 1998 by David G. Green
 *  Vers: 1.0.0 11/10/98 dgg -- original example
 */

import java.io.*;

class Serialized implements Serializable {
	private int id;
    private String name;


	/** Constructor which intializes the data items.
	 */
	Serialized( int an_id, String a_name ) {
		id = an_id;
		name = a_name;
	}

	/** Driver.  Creates a stream and an object and serializes object to stream
	 *           Then reads stream recreating object
	 */

	public static void main( String [] args )
		throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {

		
		// create a stream to take serialized objects
		ObjectOutputStream out =
			new ObjectOutputStream( new FileOutputStream("test.dat")) ;
		
		// create an object to be serialized
		Serialized s = new Serialized( 20, "kermit" );

		// write the object out to the file (stream)
		out.writeObject( s );
		
		// toss the object
		s = null;

		// close file and reopen
		out.close();

		ObjectInputStream in =
		    new ObjectInputStream( new FileInputStream("test.dat" ));
		
		s = (Serialized) in.readObject();

		System.out.println( "object id = " + s.id + " name = " + s.name );

		in.close();
	}
}