/*
 * @(#)Book.java	1.1 97/12/12        
 *
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import java.io.*;
 
class Book extends ReadingMaterial implements Serializable {

    int numpages;
    String name;
    boolean ishardcover;

    // other relevant information and methods
    // .
    // .
    // .

    Book(int pages, String n, boolean hardcover, String author,
	 String subject, int yearwritten) {
    super(author, subject, yearwritten);
    numpages = pages;
    name = n;
    ishardcover = hardcover;
    }

    /**
     * Saves its own fields by calling defaultWriteObject and then explicitly
     * saves the fields of its supertype  
     */
    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream out)  throws IOException {
        
	// Take care of this class's field first by calling defaultWriteObject
	out.defaultWriteObject();
	
	/*
	 * Since the superclass does not implement the Serializable interface
	 * we explicitly do the saving... Since these fields are not private
	 * we can access them directly. If they were private, the superclass
	 * would have to implement get and set methods that would allow the
	 * subclass this necessary access for proper saving.
	 */
	out.writeObject(author);
	out.writeObject(subject);
	out.writeInt(yearwritten);
    }

    /**
     * Restores its own fields by calling defaultReadObject and then explicitly
     * restores the fields of its supertype. 
     */
    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream in) 
	throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
    
	    /*
	     * Take care of this class's fields first by calling 
	     * defaultReadObject
	     */
	    in.defaultReadObject();
    
	    /* 
	     * Since the superclass does not implement the Serializable 
	     * interface we explicitly do the restoring... Since these fields 
	     * are not private we can access them directly. If they were 
	     * private, the superclass would have to implement get and set 
	     * methods that would allow the subclass this necessary access 
	     * for proper saving or restoring.
	     */
	    author = (String) in.readObject();
	    subject = (String) in.readObject();
	    yearwritten = in.readInt();
    }

    /** Print out the field values. Useful for testing.
     */
   public String toString() {
	return("Name: " + name + "\n" + "Author: " + author + "\n" + "Pages: "
	       + numpages + "\n" + "Subject: " + subject + "\n" + "Year: " + yearwritten
	       + "\n");
    }
}