Java example source code file (NestedReplace.java)

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The NestedReplace.java Java example source code

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/* @test
 * @bug 4217737
 * @clean NestedReplace A B C D
 * @build NestedReplace
 * @run main NestedReplace
 * @summary Ensure that replacement objects can nominate their own replacements,
 *          so long as the replacement is not the same class as the
 *          just-replaced object.
 *
 */

import java.io.*;

class A implements Serializable {
    Object writeReplace() throws ObjectStreamException {
        return new B();
    }
}

class B implements Serializable {
    Object writeReplace() throws ObjectStreamException {
        return new C();
    }
}

class C implements Serializable {

    static int writeReplaceCalled = 0;

    Object writeReplace() throws ObjectStreamException {
        writeReplaceCalled++;
        return new C();
    }

    Object readResolve() throws ObjectStreamException {
        return new D();
    }
}

class D implements Serializable {
    Object readResolve() throws ObjectStreamException {
        throw new Error("readResolve() called more than once");
    }
}

public class NestedReplace {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        ByteArrayOutputStream bout;
        ObjectOutputStream oout;
        ByteArrayInputStream bin;
        ObjectInputStream oin;
        Object obj;

        bout = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        oout = new ObjectOutputStream(bout);
        oout.writeObject(new A());
        oout.flush();
        bin = new ByteArrayInputStream(bout.toByteArray());
        oin = new ObjectInputStream(bin);
        obj = oin.readObject();

        if (! (obj instanceof D))
            throw new Error("Deserialized object is of wrong class");
        if (C.writeReplaceCalled != 1)
            throw new Error("C.writeReplace() should only get called once");
    }
}