New To Java - Easiest way to get object --> XML --> object

Thanks! That did indeed fix the problem.

Now I have a new problem -- I've lost output to System.out.

Here's my new code:

file #1: Bicycle.java

public class Bicycle {
private int speed = 0;
private int gear = 1;
public int getSpeed() { return speed; }
public int getGear() { return gear; }
public void setSpeed(int newValue) { this.speed = newValue; }
public void setGear(int newValue) { this.gear = newValue; }
}
file #2: XMLDemo.java
import java.beans.XMLEncoder;
import java.beans.XMLDecoder;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
public class XMLDemo {
static public void main(String[] args) {
Bicycle bike = new Bicycle();
bike.setSpeed(10);
bike.setGear(7);
//
// Write XML to terminal
//
System.out.println("The XML code for an instance of Bicycle:");
XMLEncoder xmle = new XMLEncoder(System.out);
xmle.writeObject(bike);
//
// Write XML to a file
//
System.out.println("");
System.out.println("");
System.out.println("Saving XML to file: bicycle.xml");
XMLEncoder out = null;
try {
out = new XMLEncoder(
new BufferedOutputStream(
new FileOutputStream("bicycle.xml")
)
);
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println("Cannot open output file: bicycle.xml");
}
try {
out.writeObject(bike);
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println("Cannot write to file: bicycle.xml");
System.exit(1);
}
try {
out.close();
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println("Cannot close output file: bicycle.xml");
System.exit(1);
}
//
// Read XML from a file
//
System.out.println("");
System.out.println("");
System.out.println("Reading XML from file: bicycle.xml");
XMLDecoder in = null;
try {
in = new XMLDecoder(
new BufferedInputStream(
new FileInputStream("bicycle.xml")
)
);
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println("Cannot read from file: bicycle.xml");
System.exit(1);
}
Bicycle bike2 = null;
try {
bike2 = (Bicycle)in.readObject();
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println("Cannot read file: bicycle.xml");
System.exit(1);
}
try {
in.close();
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println("Cannot close input file: bicycle.xml");
System.exit(1);
}
}
}
The output is:
The XML code for an instance of Bicycle:
 
Saving XML to file: bicycle.xml
 
Reading XML from file: bicycle.xml
But, the output that I think I should get is:
The XML code for an instance of Bicycle:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<java version="1.5.0_10" class="java.beans.XMLDecoder">
 <object class="Bicycle">
 <void property="gear">
<int>7</int>
 </void>
 <void property="speed">
<int>10</int>
 </void>
 </object>
</java>
 
Saving XML to file: bicycle.xml
 
Reading XML from file: bicycle.xml
I assume that I'm just a clueless noob, but I can't find the cause. Why would XMLEncode stop writing to System.out in this version of my code if it worked in the previous version?
Thanks for all your help,
Michael
msp3000a at 2007-7-10 14:02:19 >