import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class Logon implements Serializable { /** * */ private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L; private Date date = new Date(); private String username; private transient String password; Logon(String name, String pwd) { username = name; password = pwd; } public String toString() { String pwd = (password == null) ? "(n/a)" : password; return "logon info: " + "username: " + username + " date: " + date.toString() + " password: " + pwd; } public static void main(String[] args) { Logon a = new Logon("Hulk", "myLittlePony"); System.out.println("logon a = " + a); try { ObjectOutputStream o = new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream( "Logon.out")); o.writeObject(a); o.close(); // Delay: int seconds = 5; long t = System.currentTimeMillis() + seconds * 1000; while (System.currentTimeMillis() < t) ; // Now get them back: ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream( "Logon.out")); System.out.println("Recovering object at " + new Date()); a = (Logon) in.readObject(); System.out.println("logon a = " + a); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }