/* * @(#)OriginalClass.java 1.1 97/11/18 * * Copyright (c) 1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. * * This software is the confidential and proprietary information of Sun * Microsystems, Inc. ("Confidential Information"). You shall not * disclose such Confidential Information and shall use it only in * accordance with the terms of the license agreement you entered into * with Sun. * * SUN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE * SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR * PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SUN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES * SUFFERED BY LICENSEE AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING * THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS DERIVATIVES. * * */ import java.io.*; /** * This example shows how to use versioning in serialization to evolve * the class to have a new superclass. * * For example if initially the class structure was: * * class A {...}; * class C extends A {...}; * * and the evolved clss structure looks like: * * class A {...}; * class B extends A {...}; * class C extends B {...}; * * then it should be possible to read the old version of C with * the new version of C and vice versa. * * This example demonstrates this. * * NOTE: In this example, the superclasses (A and B in the above example) * implement the Serializable interface. If they did not, then it would * be the responsibility of the subclass C to save and restore the fields of * A and B. See the relevant example called: * "Serialization with a NonSerializable Superclass" * * Looking at the code/comments is sufficient but if you want to run: * * How to Run: * * Compile Original Class: * javac OriginalClass.java * Run Original Class with serialization flag: * java OriginalClass -s * Compile Evolved Class: * javac EvolvedClass.java * Run Evolved Class with deserialization flag: * java EvolvedClass -d * * This tests compatibility in one direction. Do the same in other * direction to see bidirectional compatibility. * * Compiled and Tested with JDK1.2 * This file contains the original class. * The original class is in file called EvolvedClass.java */ public class OriginalClass { /** * There are two options: either a user can serialize an object or * deserialize it. (using the -s or -d flag). These options allow * for the demonstration of bidirection readability and writeability * between the original and the evolved class. In other words, * one can serialize an object here and deserialize it with the evolved * class or vice versa. */ public static void main(String args[]) { ASubClass corg = new ASubClass(1, "SerializedByOriginalClass"); ASubClass cnew = null; boolean serialize = false; boolean deserialize = false; /* * see if we are serializing or deserializing. * The ability to deserialize or serialize allows * us to see the bidirectional readability and writeability */ if (args.length == 1) { if (args[0].equals("-d")) { deserialize = true; } else if (args[0].equals("-s")) { serialize = true; } else { usage(); System.exit(0); } } else { usage(); System.exit(0); } if (serialize) { // Serialize the subclass try { FileOutputStream fo = new FileOutputStream("tmp"); ObjectOutputStream so = new ObjectOutputStream(fo); so.writeObject(corg); so.flush(); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println(e); System.exit(1); } } if (deserialize) { // Deserialize the subclass try { FileInputStream fi = new FileInputStream("tmp"); ObjectInputStream si = new ObjectInputStream(fi); cnew = (ASubClass) si.readObject(); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println(e); System.exit(1); } System.out.println(); System.out.println("Printing deserialized class: "); System.out.println(); System.out.println(cnew); System.out.println(); } } /** * Prints out the usage */ static void usage() { System.out.println("Usage:"); System.out.println(" -s (in order to serialize)"); System.out.println(" -d (in order to deserialize)"); } } /** * A simple superclass that implements Serializable */ class ASuperClass implements Serializable { String name; ASuperClass(String name) { this.name = name; } public String toString() { return("Name: " + name); } } /** * A simple subclass that implements Serializable and extends * a serializable superclass. * * Again note, if the superclass was not serializable, then it would * be the responsibility of this subclass to save and restore the * superclass's fields. See example called "Serialization with a * NonSerializable Superclass" for more details. */ class ASubClass extends ASuperClass implements Serializable { int num; ASubClass(int num, String name) { super(name); this.num = num; } public String toString() { return (super.toString() + "\nNum: " + num); } }