Re: Read a file to get an ArrayList
On 22/07/10 15:51, Lew wrote:
Nigel Wade wrote:
You simply read it back in the way it was written out:
FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream("t.tmp");
ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(fis);
try
{
Well, I was leaving such details as an exercise for the OP. I merely
intended to point them in the right direction, in line with the example
in the Javadocs.
But now you've brought it up, that try block should enclose the
FileInputStream/ObjectInputStream creation...
@SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" ) // matches what was written
ArrayList<String> dimensions = (ArrayList<String>) ois.readObject();
@SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" ) // matches what was written
ArrayList<String> colorpxl = (ArrayList<String>) ois.readObject();
}
catch ( ClassCastException exc )
{
// log and handle ...
}
ois.close();
.... and you should also catch IOException (or each individual sub-class
that might get thrown if you really want to), and don't forget the
ClassNotFoundException.
--
Nigel Wade
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