//********************************************************************
//  CS 201 WriteObjects.java
//
//  Object Serialization.
//********************************************************************

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

public class WriteObjects
{
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------
   //  Creates several object and writes them to a file.
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------
   public static void main (String[] args) throws Exception
   {
      Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
      String fileName, name, address, dateOfBirth;

      System.out.print("\n\nEnter the output file name: ");
      fileName = scan.nextLine();

      FileOutputStream outFile = new FileOutputStream (fileName);
      ObjectOutputStream outStream = new ObjectOutputStream (outFile);

      Person[] persons = new Person[4];

      for(int i = 0; i < persons.length; i++)
      {
          System.out.print("\n\nEnter the name: ");
          name = scan.nextLine();

          System.out.print("\nEnter the address: ");
          address = scan.nextLine();

          System.out.print("\nEnter the date of birth: ");
          dateOfBirth = scan.nextLine();

          persons[i] = new Person(name,address,dateOfBirth);
       }

      for(int i = 0; i < persons.length; i++)
         outStream.writeObject (persons[i]);

      outStream.close();

   }

}