Dumping a Java program into a file and restarting it

Question

I was just wondering if it\'s possible to dump a running Java program into a file, and later on restart it (same machine)

It\'s sounds a bit weird, but who knows

Answer 1

I believe what the OP is asking is what the Smalltalk guys have been doing for decades - store the whole programming/execution environment in an image file, and work on it.

AFAIK there is no way to do the same thing in Java.