protected void writeExternalFormToDisk(Serializable o,String path) throws IOException {
  FileOutputStream fileStream=new FileOutputStream(path);
  writeExternalFormToStream(o,fileStream);
}

protected void writeExternalFormToDisk ( Serializable o , String path ) throws IOException { FileOutputStream fileStream = new FileOutputStream ( path ) ; writeExternalFormToStream ( o , fileStream ) ; }
write a serializable or externalizable object as a file at the given path . not useful as part of a unit test ; this is just a utility method for creating disk - based objects in cvs that can become the basis for compatibility tests using readexternalformfromdisk ( string path )
