net.didion.jwnl.dictionary.file

Interface ObjectDictionaryFile

All Superinterfaces:

DictionaryFile

All Known Implementing Classes:

PrincetonObjectDictionaryFile

public interface ObjectDictionaryFile
extends DictionaryFile

DictioanryFile that reads and writes serailazed objects.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface net.didion.jwnl.dictionary.file.DictionaryFile

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Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	readObject() Read and deserialize an object from the file
void	writeObject(Object obj) Serialize and write an object ot the file.

Methods inherited from interface net.didion.jwnl.dictionary.file.DictionaryFile

close, getFile, getFileType, getPOS, isOpen, newInstance, open

Method Detail

readObject

Object readObject()
           throws IOException,
                  ClassNotFoundException

Read and deserialize an object from the file

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException

writeObject

void writeObject(Object obj)
          throws IOException

Serialize and write an object ot the file.

Throws:

IOException