Java tutorial
import java.io.*; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { try { char c = 'J'; RandomAccessFile raf = new RandomAccessFile("c:/test.txt", "rw"); // write something in the file raf.writeChar('A'); // set the file pointer at 0 position raf.seek(0); // read char System.out.println(raf.readChar()); // set the file pointer at 0 position raf.seek(0); // write a char at the start raf.writeChar(c); // set the file pointer at 0 position raf.seek(0); System.out.println(raf.readChar()); raf.close(); } catch (IOException ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } } }