Text and Binary Files
Random-access files
Test random access
import java.io.*;
public class TestRandomAccessFile {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
// Create a random access file
RandomAccessFile inout = new RandomAccessFile("inout.dat", "rw");
// Clear the file to destroy the old contents if exists
inout.setLength(0);
// Write new integers to the file
for (int i = 0; i < 200; i++)
inout.writeInt(i);
// Display the current length of the file
System.out.println("Current file length is " + inout.length());
// Retrieve the first number
inout.seek(0); // Move the file pointer to the beginning
System.out.println("The first number is " + inout.readInt());
// Retrieve the second number
inout.seek(1 * 4); // Move the file pointer to the second number
System.out.println("The second number is " + inout.readInt());
// Retrieve the tenth number
inout.seek(9 * 4); // Move the file pointer to the tenth number
System.out.println("The tenth number is " + inout.readInt());
// Modify the eleventh number
inout.writeInt(555);
// Append a new number
inout.seek(inout.length()); // Move the file pointer to the end
inout.writeInt(999);
// Display the new length
System.out.println("The new length is " + inout.length());
// Retrieve the new eleventh number
inout.seek(10 * 4); // Move the file pointer to the eleventh number
System.out.println("The eleventh number is " + inout.readInt());
inout.close();
}
}