writeObject with ArrayList of ArrayList?

[Kaidi]

Hi,
I am thinking of using this code to output and readin the data:

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File thefile = new File(outfile);
FileOutputStream fout = new FileOutputStream(thefile);
ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(fout);
oos.writeObject(vectorDB);
oos.close();
fout.close();
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the "vectorDB" is a ArrayList, with each element (item) of it another ArrayList.

Anyone can confirm that usign the above code, will it be properly saved to
file? (in another word, does writeObject can handle nested objects?)

Thanks a lot.

 

[Lee Fesperman]

Hi,
I am thinking of using this code to output and readin the data:
------------
File thefile = new File(outfile);
FileOutputStream fout = new FileOutputStream(thefile);
ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(fout);
oos.writeObject(vectorDB);
oos.close();
fout.close();
----------
the "vectorDB" is a ArrayList, with each element (item) of it another ArrayList.

Anyone can confirm that usign the above code, will it be properly saved to
file? (in another word, does writeObject can handle nested objects?)

Yes, writeObject() can handle nested objects (as long as all objects implement
Serializable). Your code will work.

 

[hiwa]

Hi,
I am thinking of using this code to output and readin the data:

------------
File thefile = new File(outfile);
FileOutputStream fout = new FileOutputStream(thefile);
ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(fout);
oos.writeObject(vectorDB);
oos.close();
fout.close();
----------
the "vectorDB" is a ArrayList, with each element (item) of it another ArrayList.

Anyone can confirm that usign the above code, will it be properly saved to
file? (in another word, does writeObject can handle nested objects?)

Thanks a lot.

Try youself and report the result on the forum.
Try XMLEncoder/Decoder instead of ObjectOutput/InputStream.
Or, throw away raw Java object and use ordinary DB.

 

[Andrew Thompson]

Hi,
I am thinking of using this code to output and readin the data:

<snip 'snippet'>

Java object serialisation is quite magical,
serialize a vetor of your custom object,
containing many to many links between
the objects, and you'll find they deserialize
into the same structure.

Great stuff. Try it.

 

[Kaidi]

Thanks all.
I tried and it seems it working on nested object.