storing and retreiving of text files using arraylist

please i am writin a program that accepts input and store in an array list so i can retrieve it any time i want but is seem not workin out.

am using PrintWriter and BufferedReader.

please i need ur help

thanks for ur help

here is my code

import java.awt.*;

import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.event.*;

import java.io.*;

import java.util.*;

import java.text.*;

public class GUIIOTest extends JFrame implements ActionListener, Serializable

{

//declare an ArrayList collection object

ArrayList <Person> persons = new ArrayList<Person>();

JButton Storeb, Openb;

JTextField Namef, Genderf, Othersf;

JLabel Namel, Genderl, Othersl;

JComboBox Genderb;

Person p;

public GUIIOTest(){

Container cp = getContentPane();

setSize(200, 250);

setLocation(200, 173);

cp.setLayout(null);

Storeb = new JButton();

Storeb.setText("Store");

Storeb.setBounds(10, 180, 70, 20 );

Storeb.addActionListener(this);

cp.add(Storeb);

Openb = new JButton();

Openb.setText("Open");

Openb.setBounds(110, 180, 70, 20);

Openb.addActionListener(this);

cp.add(Openb);

Namef = new JTextField();

Namef.setBounds(53, 20, 120, 20);

Namef.setColumns(16);

cp.add(Namef);

//Genderf = new JTextField();

//Genderf.setBounds(53, 50, 30, 20);

//Genderf.setColumns(2);

String gender[] = {"", "M", "F"};

Genderb = new JComboBox(gender);

Genderb.setBounds(53, 50, 40, 20);

cp.add(Genderb);

Othersf = new JTextField();

Othersf .setBounds(53, 80, 50, 20);

Othersf.setColumns(10);

cp.add(Othersf);

Namel = new JLabel();

Namel.setBounds(6, 20, 50, 20);

Namel.setText("Name");

cp.add(Namel);

Genderl = new JLabel();

Genderl.setBounds(6, 50, 50, 20);

Genderl.setText("Gender");

cp.add(Genderl);

Othersl = new JLabel();

Othersl.setBounds(6, 80, 50, 20);

Othersl.setText("Others");

cp.add(Othersl);

}

public static void main(String [] args){

GUIIOTest Gframe = new GUIIOTest();

Gframe.setVisible(true);

Gframe.setTitle("IO Test");

Gframe.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

}

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ev){

if (ev.getSource() == Storeb ){

PrintWriter outStream = null;

try{

// Store

// File outFile = new File("Onwe.txt");

//FileOutputStream outFileStream = null;

//outFileStream = new FileOutputStream(outFile);

outStream = new PrintWriter(new FileOutputStream("Onwe.txt", true));

outStream.println(Namef.getText());

outStream.println();

outStream.println(Genderb.getSelectedItem());

outStream.println();

outStream.println(Othersf.getText());

outStream.println();

Namef.setText("");

Genderb.setSelectedIndex(0);

Othersf.setText("");

outStream.flush();

outStream.close();

}

catch(IOException e){

//JFrame frame = new JFrame("Error");

//frame.show();

//frame.setSize(120,170);

}

}

}

}

[3251 byte] By [opinwaa] at [2007-10-2 6:35:50]