Load/Save

private void load()
{
    int val = jfc.showOpenDialog(DrawBoardLayoutDemo.this);
    if (val == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
    {
        File f = new File(jfc.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath());
        try
        {
            FileInputStream fin = new FileInputStream(f.getAbsoluteFile());
            ObjectInputStream ios = new ObjectInputStream(fin);
            drawPanel.shape = (ArrayList<Shape>) ios.readObject();
            ios.close();
            fin.close();
            drawPanel.repaint();
            index = drawPanel.shape.size();
        }
        catch (FileNotFoundException e2)
        {
            e2.printStackTrace();
        }
        catch (IOException e2)
        {
            e2.printStackTrace();
        }
        catch (ClassNotFoundException e2)
        {
            e2.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
    else
    {
        System.err.println("Nothing was loaded.");
    }
}

private void save()
{
    int val = jfc.showSaveDialog(DrawBoardLayoutDemo.this);
    if (val == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION)
    {
        File f = new File(jfc.getSelectedFile().getAbsolutePath());
        try
        {
            FileOutputStream fout = new FileOutputStream(f.getAbsoluteFile());
            ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(fout);
            oos.writeObject(drawPanel.shape);
            oos.flush();
            oos.close();
            fout.close();
        }
        catch (FileNotFoundException e1)
        {
            System.err.println("File not found");
        }
        catch (IOException e1)
        {
            System.err.println("Error loading");
        }
    }
    else
    {
        System.err.println("Nothing was saved.");
    }
}