01: import java.io.*;
02: 
03: /**
04:    A program that serializes and deserializes an Employee array.
05: */
06: public class SerializeEmployeeTest
07: {
08:    public static void main(String[] args)
09:       throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
10:    {
11:       Employee[] staff = new Employee[2];
12:       staff[0] = new Employee("Fred Flintstone", 50000);
13:       staff[1] = new Employee("Barney Rubble", 60000);
14:       staff[0].setBuddy(staff[1]);
15:       staff[1].setBuddy(staff[0]);
16:       ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(
17:          new FileOutputStream("staff.dat"));
18:       out.writeObject(staff);
19:       out.close();
20:       ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(
21:          new FileInputStream("staff.dat"));
22:       Employee[] staff2 = (Employee[]) in.readObject();
23:       in.close();
24:       for (int i = 0; i < staff2.length; i++)
25:          System.out.println(staff2[i]);
26:    }
27: }