Java IO Tutorial - Java RandomAccessFile .getFilePointer ()

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Syntax

RandomAccessFile.getFilePointer() has the following syntax.

public long getFilePointer()   throws IOException

Example

In the following code shows how to use RandomAccessFile.getFilePointer() method.

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import java.io.*;

public class Main {

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      try {
         // create a new RandomAccessFile with filename Example
         RandomAccessFile raf = new RandomAccessFile("c:/test.txt", "rw");

         // write something in the file
         raf.writeUTF("java2s.com Hello World");

         // set the file pointer at 0 position
         raf.seek(0);

         // read and print the contents of the file
         System.out.println(raf.readUTF());

         // return the file pointer
         System.out.println(raf.getFilePointer());

         // change the position of the file pointer
         raf.seek(5);

         // return the file pointer
         System.out.println(raf.getFilePointer());

         // close the strea and release resources
         raf.close();
      } catch (IOException ex) {
         ex.printStackTrace();
      }


   }
}

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