Java EE (Java Enterprise Edition) General Discussion

We want to save data as text without altering the formatting.
class Bus extends Vehicle {}
class TestSamp {
public static void main(String [] args) {

ArrayList<Car> a = new ArrayList<Car>();
}

I am saving this data as text. When I retrieve the data I get it as

class Bus extends Vehicle {}class TestSamp {public static void main(String [] args) {ArrayList<Car> a = new ArrayList<Car>();}

This data has been entered into text area from a browser by the user.
When saving this database strips the white spaces and new line characters.
We want to preserve the formatting.
For eg the way you type in this text box in this website, the data would be displayed exactly in same format. This is how we want it.