EOFException - how to handle?

Question

I\'m a beginner java programmer following the java tutorials.

I am using a simple Java Program from the Java tutorials\'s Data Streams Page, and at runtime, it keeps

Answer 1

Alternatively, you could write out the number of elements first (as a header) using:

out.writeInt(prices.length);

When you read the file, you first read the header (element count):

int elementCount = in.readInt();

for (int i = 0; i < elementCount; i++) {
     // read elements
}