Java example source code file (WriteObjectMemory.java)

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bytearrayoutputstream, classnotfoundexception, hashset, invalidobjectexception, ioexception, iterator, objectoutputstream, serializable, util, writeobjectmemory

The WriteObjectMemory.java Java example source code

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/* @test
 * @clean A WriteObjectMemory
 * @run main WriteObjectMemory
 * @bug 4146453 5011410
 * @summary Test that regrow of object/handle table of ObjectOutputStream works.
 */

import java.io.*;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Iterator;

class A implements Serializable {
    static HashSet writeObjectExtent = new HashSet();

    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException {
        if (writeObjectExtent.contains(this)) {
            throw new InvalidObjectException("writeObject: object " +
                                             this.toString() + " has already "
                                             + "been serialized and should " +
                                             "have be serialized by reference.");
        } else {
            writeObjectExtent.add(this);
        }
        out.defaultWriteObject();
    }

    A() {
    }
}

public class WriteObjectMemory {
    public static void main(String args[])
        throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
    {
        ObjectOutputStream out =
            new ObjectOutputStream(new ByteArrayOutputStream(3000));
        for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
            out.writeObject(new A());
        }

        // Make sure that serialization subsystem does not
        // allow writeObject to be called on any objects that
        // have already been serialized. These objects should be
        // written out by reference.
        Iterator iter = A.writeObjectExtent.iterator();
        while (iter.hasNext()) {
            out.writeObject(iter.next());
        }

        out.close();
    }
}