BINARY I/O - Introduction to Java Programming: Comprehensive Version - page 677

CHAPTER

17

B INARY I/O

Objectives

To discover how I/O is processed in Java (§17.2).

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To distinguish between text I/O and binary I/O (§17.3).

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To read and write bytes using FileInputStream and
FileOutputStream (§17.4.1).

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To filter data using the base classes FilterInputStream and
FilterOutputStream (§17.4.2).

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To read and write primitive values and strings using
DataInputStream and DataOutputStream (§17.4.3).

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To improve I/O performance by using BufferedInputStream and
BufferedOutputStream (§17.4.4).

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To write a program that copies a file (§17.5).

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To store and restore objects using ObjectOutputStream and
ObjectInputStream (§17.6).

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To implement the Serializable interface to make objects
serializable (§17.6.1).

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To serialize arrays (§17.6.2).

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To read and write files using the RandomAccessFile class (§17.7).

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