CHAPTER 7
Working with Files
In this chapter, we will explain the following:
- The difference between text files and binary files
- The difference between internal and external file names
- How to write a program to compare two text files
- The try . . . catch construct
- How to perform input/output with binary files
- How to work with a binary file of records
- What are random access files
- How to create and retrieve records from random access files
- What are indexed files
- How to update a random access file using an index
7.1 Input/Output in Java
Java has a comprehensive range of classes for performing input/output. We have used System.in and System.out
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