How to deserialize object from constructor in Java? -

i trying funky stuff have never done before.

so trying is: create object doing following

player playervar = new player(1234); 

players constructor player called 1234, if exists, deserialize , store loaded object under 'playervar', if not it'll follow through , give a'blank'` player object.

i not sure if possible make current object other instance of same object, posting here.

this trying do.

this = deserielizedobject 

i know can done loading object, setting necessary variables manually, hardly ideal. how can 'replace' object instance of itself, within itself

this code have

player.java

    public class player implements java.io.serializable     {         player(string guid) // when loading new player         {             player player = loadplayer(guid);             //i want set player             //     = player     if know mean....         }         player()//when creating 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;         .......         ...         .       } 

you use factory class/method. simpliest way in case have loadplayer public static method.

    public static player loadplayer(string guid)     {         ...         return player;     } 

then:

player playervar = player.loadplayer(1234);