Java tutorial
import java.io.File; import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.nio.ByteBuffer; import java.nio.channels.FileChannel; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { File aFile = new File("primes.txt"); FileInputStream inFile = new FileInputStream(aFile); FileChannel inChannel = inFile.getChannel(); ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(1024); buf.position(buf.limit()); while (true) { if (buf.remaining() < 8) { if (inChannel.read(buf.compact()) == -1) { break; } buf.flip(); } int strLength = (int) buf.getDouble(); if (buf.remaining() < 2 * strLength) { if (inChannel.read(buf.compact()) == -1) { break; } buf.flip(); } byte[] strChars = new byte[2 * strLength]; buf.get(strChars); if (buf.remaining() < 8) { if (inChannel.read(buf.compact()) == -1) { break; } buf.flip(); } System.out.println(strLength); System.out.println(ByteBuffer.wrap(strChars).asCharBuffer()); System.out.println(buf.getLong()); } inFile.close(); } }