Java tutorial
import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.nio.MappedByteBuffer; import java.nio.channels.FileChannel; public class MainClass { private static final int LENGTH = 100; // Small public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { MappedByteBuffer in = new FileInputStream("test.txt").getChannel().map(FileChannel.MapMode.READ_ONLY, 0, LENGTH); int i = 0; while (i < LENGTH) System.out.print((char) in.get(i++)); System.out.println((char) in.get(i++)); } }