Hook up an ObjectOutputStream to a corresponding ObjectInputStream

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Start date May 26, 2006

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To connect an ObjectOutputStream to a corresponding ObjectInputStream in Java without using a socket, the solution involves utilizing PipedOutputStreams. This approach allows for the abstraction of data streams while maintaining the necessary connections between objects. The user initially considered direct references for neighbor interactions but opted for the stream-based solution to enhance abstraction.

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May 26, 2006

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In Java, I want to hook up an ObjectOutputStream to a corresponding ObjectInputStream without a socket in between. My motivation is that I'm going to have a bunch of objects with neigbhors, but the objects will be hooked up to their neighbors by a separate method (the objects should not need to have a priori knowledge of how they are hooked up). How can I do this?

I could just have each object store references to its neighbors, and have functions to interact directly with the neighbors, but I'd prefer the abstraction of a stream if it's possible.

Edit: never mind, I figured it out (PipedOutputStreams).

Last edited: May 26, 2006