import java.io.*;

public class Static implements Serializable {

//static int numInstances = 0;
int numInstances = 0;

public static void main (String[] args) {

Static anObject;
FileOutputStream file;
ObjectOutputStream freezer;

	// create a test object
	anObject = new Static();
	System.out.println("Original object : " + anObject);

	// freeze it as an external file "static.ser"
	try {
		file	= new FileOutputStream("static.ser");
		freezer = new ObjectOutputStream(file);

		freezer.writeObject( anObject );
		freezer.close();
	} catch (IOException noIO) {
		System.out.println("IO error occurred: " + noIO);
	}
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// Static constructor
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
public Static() {
	numInstances++;			// track how many times they create us
}
} // End of Class Static