I am trying to do some funky stuff which i have never done before.
So what i am trying to do is: I create an object by doing the following
Player playerVar = new Player(1234);
Players constructor will then look for a player called 1234, if it exists, it will then deserialize and store the loaded object under 'playerVar', if not it'll just follow through and give a'blank'` player object.
I am not sure if its even possible to make the current object an other instance of the same object, so i am posting here.
This is essentially what i am trying to do.
this = deserielizedObject
I know this can all be done by loading the object, then setting all the necessary variables manually, but that is hardly ideal. How can i 'replace' an object with another instance of itself, from within itself
This is the code i currently have
player.java
public class Player implements java.io.Serializable
{
Player(String GUID) // when loading a new player
{
Player player = loadPlayer(GUID);
//i want to set this to player
// something like this = player If you know what i mean....
}
Player()//when creating a new player
{
}
private Player loadPlayer(String GUID)
{
File f = new File("data/players/"+GUID+".ser");
if(!f.exists())
{
Player player = new Player();
return player;
}
Player player = null;
try
{
FileInputStream fileIn = new FileInputStream("data/players/"+GUID+".ser");
ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(fileIn);
player = (Player) in.readObject();
in.close();
fileIn.close();
}
catch(IOException i)
{
i.printStackTrace();
return null;
}
catch(ClassNotFoundException c)
{
System.out.println("Cant find Player Class!");
c.printStackTrace();
return null;
}
return player;
}
private int guid;
private String name;
private int bankMoney;
.......
...
.
}