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Thread: Output an int i to a file

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    Default Output an int i to a file

    The Question is as follows: Explain the difference between the output of the following two fragments of code for outputting an int i to a file

    i)

    PrintWriter outfile = new PrintWriter(new FileWriter("ints.txt"));
    outfile.print(i);

    ii)

    DataOutputStream out = new DataOutputStream(new FileOutputStream("ints.dat"));
    out.writeInt(i);

    I believe the PrintWriter coverts the stream into Unicode and the DataOutStream converts higher level data items to sequence of bytes.

    What more can be said?


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    Default Re: Output an int i to a file

    the difference between the output
    Have you tried executing the two segments?
    What do they output? Can you copy and paste the output here to show us?
    Use a hexeditor if needed.

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    Default Re: Output an int i to a file

    For your section segment, you can talk about serialization, other than that do what norm said and run the code

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