Read and Write order of RandomAccessFile in Java

Question

I think the order it wrote with a randomAccessFile doesn't match with the order it read. How do I correct this? Is it something to do with Big/Little Endian?

RandomAccessFile accessor = new RandomAccessFile (new File("passwd_file"), "rws");   
accessor.write(macbytes);
//System.out.println(macbytes);
byte[] test=new byte[(int) accessor.length()];
accessor.seek(0);
accessor.read(test);

//System.out.println(test);
if (test.equals(macbytes))System.out.println("true");
else System.out.println("false");

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8777257/equals-vs-arrays-equals-in-java — tkausl, Apr 23 '17 at 14:11

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 23 '17 at 14:12

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Your test is invalid. The byte[] class does not override Object.equals(). Try using Arrays.equals().

answered Apr 23 '17 at 14:12

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Thank you SO MUCH. I've been checking this for hours and always thought it was something to do with the class type and never thought about it has anything to do with the equals... Sorry I guess I am not experienced.. – Ava Apr 23 '17 at 15:15

Read and Write order of RandomAccessFile in Java

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