Java: reading strings from a random access file with buffered input

Question

I\'ve never had close experiences with Java IO API before and I\'m really frustrated now. I find it hard to believe how strange and complex it is and how hard it could be to

Answer 1

I'm late to the party here, but I ran across this problem in my own project.

After much traversal of Javadocs and Stack Overflow, I think I found a simple solution.

After seeking to the appropriate place in your RandomAccessFile, which I am here calling raFile, do the following:

FileDescriptor fd = raFile.getFD();
FileReader     fr = new FileReader(fd);
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(fr);

Then you should be able to call br.readLine() to your heart's content, which will be much faster than calling raFile.readLine().

The one thing I'm not sure about is whether UTF8 strings are handled correctly.