import java.io.*; public class DataIODemo { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { // write the data out DataOutputStream out = new DataOutputStream(new FileOutputStream("invoice1.txt")); double[] prices = { 19.99, 9.99, 15.99, 3.99, 4.99 }; int[] units = { 12, 8, 13, 29, 50 }; String[] descs = { "Java T-shirt", "Java Mug", "Duke Juggling Dolls", "Java Pin", "Java Key Chain" }; for (int i = 0; i < prices.length; i ++) { out.writeDouble(prices[i]); out.writeChar('\t'); out.writeInt(units[i]); out.writeChar('\t'); out.writeChars(descs[i]); out.writeChar('\n'); } out.close(); // read it in again DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(new FileInputStream("invoice1.txt")); double price; int unit; StringBuffer desc; double total = 0.0; try { while (true) { price = in.readDouble(); in.readChar(); // throws out the tab unit = in.readInt(); in.readChar(); // throws out the tab char chr; desc = new StringBuffer(20); char lineSep = System.getProperty("line.separator").charAt(0); while ((chr = in.readChar()) != lineSep) desc.append(chr); System.out.println("You've ordered " + unit + " units of " + desc + " at $" + price); total = total + unit * price; } } catch (EOFException e) { } System.out.println("For a TOTAL of: $" + total); in.close(); } }