The document provides instructions on using RandomAccessFile in Java to read and modify a binary file named binary.dat. It details the structure of the file, which contains triples of price, amount, and description, and outlines the steps for reading these data points, displaying them, and increasing the prices by 5%. The document includes sample code structure and emphasizes the importance of managing file pointers for accurate data manipulation.

1. 37.11 File Random Access
In this program you will use RandomAccessFile to read and write a binary file (Binary.dat).
Step 1) Create a RandomAccessFile object for the Binary.dat file. Use the 'rws' tag to ensure that
changes happen immediately. Create a ArrayList of type Long as well.
Stepl 2) The data in Binary.dat is organized logically as sets of triples: a price (double, 8 bytes),
an amount (int, 4 bytes), and a description (UTF string, indefinite). Use the readDouble(),
readInt(), and readUTF() methods of RandomAccessFile to read these triples until the end of the
file is reached. The most straightforward way to do this is to get the length of Binary.dat ( use
the length() method of RandomAccessFile ) before the loop and then repeat the loop as long as
the current position ( use getFilePointer() of RandAccessFile to get this ) is less than the file
length. After you read each triple, display the values on a line separate by a space and also save
the current file position on the ArrayList (use the RandomAccessFile method getFilePointer() to
get the current file position). You program should display the following:
Submit your code to pass Test 1.
Step 3)
Write a loop that goes through the Binary.dat file and increases all of the prices by 5%. You will
need to use the seek() and writeDoublle() of RandomAccessFile. The values that you saved in
the ArrayList will be helpful. Submit your code. to pass Test 2.
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
public class FileRandomAccess {
public static void main(String [] args) {
/* Replace this comment with your code. */
}
}