import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class ObjectToDisk {
    public static void main(String[] arguments) {
        Message mess = new Message();
        String author = "Your son Scott";
        String recipient = "Mom and Dad";
        String[] letter = { "Hi, mom and dad!",
            "Things are going OK here at college. I could",
            "always use more money, but I don't blame you for",
            "sticking to our original agreement. If I eat less",
            "food at each meal, I can make it to the end of the",
            "term. I also can get a job -- my plan to give 8",
            "hours a week to save the spotted owl can wait",
            "another semester I guess. With any luck, there",
            "will be some owls left to save when that time",
            "comes. Gotta go. Feeling light-headed. Gave too",
            "much at the blood bank this morning. Thinking of",
            "you always." };
        Date now = new Date();
        mess.writeMessage(author, recipient, now, letter);
        try {
            FileOutputStream fo = new FileOutputStream(
                "Message.obj");
            ObjectOutputStream oo = new ObjectOutputStream(fo);
            oo.writeObject(mess);
            oo.close();
            System.out.println("Object created successfully.");
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Error -- " + e.toString());
        }
    }
}

class Message implements Serializable {
    int lineCount;
    String from, to;
    Date when;
    String[] text;

    void writeMessage(String inFrom,
        String inTo,
        Date inWhen,
        String[] inText) {
        
        text = new String[inText.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < inText.length; i++)
            text[i] = inText[i];
        lineCount = inText.length;
        to = inTo;
        from = inFrom;
        when = inWhen;
    }
}