Java: unwanted characters at the beginning of a file as result of serialization
<p>when I write a new text file in Java, I get these characters at the beginning of the file:</p>

<pre><code>¨Ìt
</code></pre>

<p>This is the code:</p>

<pre><code>public static void writeMAP(String filename, Object object) throws IOException {
    ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(filename));
    oos.writeObject(object);
    oos.close();
}
</code></pre>

<p>thanks</p>
