RandomAccessFile mode

[rinke hoekstra]

Hi all,

What mode to use on RandomAccessFile? It seems quite some people are using "rwd" or "rws", but I have the feeling "rw" is enough.

I've read this thread:
http://www.coderanch.com/t/184847/java-developer-SCJD/certification/NX-RandomAccessFile-mode


But I'm still rather confused on it, as this thread doesn't seem to give a complete overview of all advantages and disadvantages.

Rinke
[ July 13, 2007: Message edited by: rinke hoekstra ]

[John Stone]

I think, that this is not needed for exam.

[rinke hoekstra]

Originally posted by John Stone:
I think, that this is not needed for exam.

Why not? If you're using RandomAccessFile, you will need to create that object via its constructor, so you will need to decide whether you construct RandomAccessFile with "rw", "rwd" or "rws". So if you are using RandomAccessFile this is part of the exam.

[John Stone]

It should not matter which one you use. There is no requirement, that we should think about data being corrupted by e.g. power outage.
Following this way, you may also find yourself implementing some kind of journal log to be able to recover from corrupted database and that is surely not needed.

[rinke hoekstra]

OK John,

thanks for clarifying.