(NX)Questions about instructions:

[biang lin]

Hi,
These are from my instructions:
1:
"All numeric values are stored in the header information use the formats of the DataInputStream and DataOutputStream classes."
I'm confused, must I use DataInputStream class to read these numeric values?
I only used RandomAccessFile class to read the whole db file.
2:
"All text values, and all fields (which are text only), contain only 8 bit characters, null terminated if less than the maximum length for the field. The character encoding is 8 bit US ASCII. "
What is the "null characters" to fill the rest of the field when the field is not long enough??

[Philippe Maquet]

Hi biang,
1. RandomAccessFile readXXX() and writeXXX() methods are compatible with DataInputStream and DataOutputStream. You are OK.
2. This "null character" is simply (byte) 0.
Best,
Phil.

[biang lin]

Hi Philippe ,
Thank you very much.