Big Java Late Objects
Big Java Late Objects
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781119330455
Author: Horstmann
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 20, Problem 13RE

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 File pointer

  • In a java program, instances of a class allows both reading and writing to a random access file.
  • A random access file looks like a large array of bytes stored in the file system.
  • File pointer is a kind of cursor or index to this implied array.
  • The file pointer can be read by the getFilePointer method and set by the seek method...

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