StringBuffer and ObjectOutputStream

I have a question concerning writting a StringBuffer object to a file using ObjectOutputStream (The code snippet is below..). I am merging 2 files together(relatively small files 300 lines). I am storing the merge portion of the 2 files in a StringBuffer. After the merge is done I write this StringBuffer to a file. See code below...
private void writeToFile()
try
ObjectOutputStream outFile = new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream("Merged.csv"));
outFile.writeObject(outBuffer.toString()); //outBuffer is a class member
outFile.flush();
catch(Exception e)
e.printStackTrace();
}//catch
}//writeToFile
PROBLEM:
A snippet of the orginal file that I am reading in:
Name,GUID,Initial Date,Initial Time,Initial Audit,Last....
The same line of the merged file that I am writting out:
��2openboxs|6openboxes| 'Name,GUID,Initial Date,Initial Time,Initial...
It is writing out what appears to be junk at the beginning of the file. I did not do any merge at this point. When I print this first line out to the console the junk does not show up?
If anybody has run in this problem or know what is causing this, then your input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

ObjectOuputStream writes a serialized Object to a file. The 'junk' you are seeing is information about the type of object and other things necessary to deserialize the object. You should try reading the API documentation for a class before you start using it. Use the right tool for the job.

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