[smallika]

I was trying to read and write objects to files. But I could not do this with multiple objects. Also, I want to know how we can read, write or modify objects in files at random - the way we do in C++?

[Favouriteegent]

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I doubt whether you'll be able to modify them on the stream though,
Paul

[William_Wilson]

Java does not like to allow such modifications, but i'm sure with MUCH inefficiency and trouble it could be possible though... For all the time it takes to load objects in with java, it would be just as efficient to load it then modify it.
You can always use a Vector to save multiple objects.

[Favouriteegent]

Hi,
tried the following without success - once you write Objects to the stream that is it...
The output of the following is:
Fred
Bob

FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("c:/out.dat");
ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(fos);
String fred = "Fred";
String bob = "Bob";
out.writeObject((Object)fred);
out.writeObject((Object)bob);
fred = "Frederick";
bob = "Robert";
out.flush();
fos.close();

FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream("c:/out.dat");
ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(fis);
System.out.println((String)in.readObject());
System.out.println((String)in.readObject());
fis.close();

cheers,
Fav (The Vector approach will only work in 5.1.x if you cast them all to an Object type) and the Vector is a template of Objects)

[William_Wilson]

You don't have to declare the type as object, as Strings are objects.
try this for File Input
and this for File Output

*I wrote them both so i know they work

If you will be saving strings, a Vector is a great choice, otherwise, yes you would have to convert each primative to it's wrapper object equivalent.

This post has been edited by William_Wilson: 03 May 2006 - 10:39 AM