//: c10:SerialCtl.java
// From Thinking in Java, 2nd Edition
// Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com
// (c) Bruce Eckel 1999
// Copyright notice in Copyright.txt
// Controlling serialization by adding your own
// writeObject() and readObject() methods.
import java.io.*;

public class SerialCtl implements Serializable {
  String a;
  transient String b;
  public SerialCtl(String aa, String bb) {
    a = "Not Transient: " + aa;
    b = "Transient: " + bb;
  }
  public String toString() {
    return a + "\n" + b;
  }
  private void 
    writeObject(ObjectOutputStream stream)
      throws IOException {
    stream.defaultWriteObject();
    stream.writeObject(b);
  }
  private void 
    readObject(ObjectInputStream stream)
      throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
    stream.defaultReadObject();
    b = (String)stream.readObject();
  }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    SerialCtl sc = 
      new SerialCtl("Test1", "Test2");
    System.out.println("Before:\n" + sc);
    ByteArrayOutputStream buf = 
      new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    try {
      ObjectOutputStream o =
        new ObjectOutputStream(buf);
      o.writeObject(sc);
      // Now get it back:
      ObjectInputStream in =
        new ObjectInputStream(
          new ByteArrayInputStream(
            buf.toByteArray()));
      SerialCtl sc2 = (SerialCtl)in.readObject();
      System.out.println("After:\n" + sc2);
    } catch(Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
} ///:~