How do I delete a record from my random access file?

问题

I was wondering how I could delete a record from my random access file.

Here's how I add to my RAF, not sure how to delete it though :X

public void addNewStudent(String name, String formClass, String emailAddress, String country1, String country2, String universityChoice)
{
    try
    {
        RandomAccessFile theFile = new RandomAccessFile("studentData.dat","rw");
        long records = (theFile.length()+299)/300; //Number of records
        if(theFile.length()>0) //Check if the file is empty or not
        {
            for(long x=0;x<records;x++)
            {
                theFile.seek(x*300);
                String currentName = theFile.readUTF();
                if(name.equalsIgnoreCase(currentName)) //Check if student exists in database
                {
                    output("This student exist already"); //Output this if exists
                }
                else // or else write a new record
                {
                    theFile.seek(records*300);
                    theFile.writeUTF(name); //Write student name
                    theFile.seek((records*300)+50);
                    theFile.writeUTF(formClass); //Writes students' form class
                    theFile.seek((records*300)+60);
                    theFile.writeUTF(emailAddress); //Writes students' email
                    theFile.seek((records*300)+100);
                    theFile.writeUTF(country1); //Writes students' country choice #1
                    theFile.seek((records*300)+140);
                    theFile.writeUTF(country2); //Writes students' country choice #2
                    theFile.seek((records*300)+180);
                    theFile.writeUTF(universityChoice); //Writes students' university choices
                    students.add(name,formClass,emailAddress,country1,country2,universityChoice);
                }
            }
        }
        else //If the file isn't empty, then just write
        {
            theFile.seek(records*300);
            theFile.writeUTF(name); //Write student name
            theFile.seek((records*300)+50);
            theFile.writeUTF(formClass); //Writes students' form class
            theFile.seek((records*300)+60);
            theFile.writeUTF(emailAddress); //Writes students' email
            theFile.seek((records*300)+100);
            theFile.writeUTF(country1); //Writes students' country choice #1
            theFile.seek((records*300)+140);
            theFile.writeUTF(country2); //Writes students' country choice #2
            theFile.seek((records*300)+180);
            theFile.writeUTF(universityChoice); //Writes students' university choices
            students.add(name,formClass,emailAddress,country1,country2,universityChoice);          
        }
    }

    catch(IOException e)
    {
        output("Error while adding new student");
    }
}

回答1:

I would have a deleted flag and if its set, don't read it in.

回答2:

Best way: create a delete dialog method. Have that method write a blank record to the file. Creating a blank record is easy if your constructor(s) are set up correctly.

When the blank record is written as a series of zeroes and nulls, and if your program is set to only show records with proper values, it won't show any records with 0/null values.

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5291408/how-do-i-delete-a-record-from-my-random-access-file

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