writeChar(s.charAt(i));
    }
  }

  /**
   * Writes a {@code double} as specified by {@link DataOutputStream#writeDouble(double)}, except
   * using little-endian byte order.
   *
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
   */
  @Override
  public void writeDouble(double v) throws IOException {
    writeLong(Double.doubleToLongBits(v));
  }

  /**

    out.writeShort((short) 50000);
    out.writeInt(0xCAFEBABE);
    out.writeLong(0xDEADBEEFCAFEBABEL);
    out.writeUTF("Herby Derby");
    out.writeFloat(Float.intBitsToFloat(0xCAFEBABE));
    out.writeDouble(Double.longBitsToDouble(0xDEADBEEFCAFEBABEL));

    byte[] data = baos.toByteArray();

    /* Setup input streams */
    DataInput in = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(data));

    out.writeShort((short) 50000);
    out.writeInt(0xCAFEBABE);
    out.writeLong(0xDEADBEEFCAFEBABEL);
    out.writeUTF("Herby Derby");
    out.writeFloat(Float.intBitsToFloat(0xCAFEBABE));
    out.writeDouble(Double.longBitsToDouble(0xDEADBEEFCAFEBABEL));

    byte[] data = baos.toByteArray();

    /* Setup input streams */
    DataInput in = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(data));

    // Write out array length
    int length = length();
    s.writeInt(length);

    // Write out all elements in the proper order.
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
      s.writeDouble(get(i));
    }
  }

  /** Reconstitutes the instance from a stream (that is, deserializes it). */
  private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {

      try {
        output.writeChars(s);
      } catch (IOException impossible) {
        throw new AssertionError(impossible);
      }
    }

    @Override
    public void writeDouble(double v) {
      try {
        output.writeDouble(v);
      } catch (IOException impossible) {
        throw new AssertionError(impossible);
      }
    }

    @Override
    public void writeFloat(float v) {
      try {