Read.java

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/*
 * @bug 4404696
 * @summary Verify that serialization does not require matching type strings
 *          for non-primitive fields.
 *
 * NOTE: This test should be removed if it is determined that serialization
 * *should* consider type strings when matching non-primitive fields.
 */

import java.io.*;

class Foo implements Serializable {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L;
    String obj;         // writer defines this field as type Object
}

class Bar implements Serializable {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L;
    short q;            // writer defines this field as type int
}

public class Read {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        ObjectInputStream oin =
            new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream("foo.ser"));
        Foo foo = (Foo) oin.readObject();
        if (! foo.obj.equals("foo")) {
            throw new Error();
        }
        try {
            oin.readObject();
            throw new Error();
        } catch (ClassCastException ex) {
        }

        oin = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream("bar.ser"));
        try {
            oin.readObject();
            throw new Error();
        } catch (InvalidClassException ex) {
        }
    }
}