net.sf.extjwnl.dictionary.file

Interface ObjectDictionaryFile

All Superinterfaces:

DictionaryFile, Owned

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPrincetonObjectDictionaryFile, PrincetonObjectDictionaryFile, PrincetonResourceObjectDictionaryFile

public interface ObjectDictionaryFile
extends DictionaryFile

DictionaryFile that reads and writes serialized objects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	readObject() Reads and deserializes an object from the file.
void	writeObject(java.lang.Object obj) Serializes and write an object ot the file.

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.extjwnl.dictionary.file.DictionaryFile

close, edit, getFilename, getFileType, getPOS, isOpen, open, save

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.extjwnl.util.factory.Owned

getDictionary, setDictionary

Method Detail

readObject

java.lang.Object readObject()
                     throws JWNLException

Reads and deserializes an object from the file.

Returns:

deserialized an object

Throws:

JWNLException - JWNLException

writeObject

void writeObject(java.lang.Object obj)
          throws JWNLException

Serializes and write an object ot the file.

Parameters:

obj - object to write

Throws:

JWNLException - JWNLException