Chapter    3

RandomAccessFile

Files can be created and/or opened for random access in which a mixture of write and read operations at various locations can occur until the file is closed. Java supports this random access by providing a java.io.RandomAccessFile class. I explore RandomAccessFile in this chapter.

Exploring RandomAccessFile

RandomAccessFile declares the following constructors:

  • RandomAccessFile(File file, String mode): Create and open a new file when it doesn’t exist or open an existing file. The file is identified by file’s abstract path and is created and/or opened according to mode.
  • RandomAccessFile(String path, String mode): Create and open a new file when it doesn’t exist or open an existing file. The file is identified by

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