The Java FileOutputStream write(byte[] b) writes an array of bytes to the output file. write(byte[] b) is used for writing binary or text data efficiently using byte arrays instead of writing character by character.
DeclarationFollowing is the declaration for java.io.FileOutputStream.write(byte[] b) method −
public void write(byte[] b)Parameters
b − The source buffer.
Return ValueThis method does not return any value.
ExceptionIOException− If an I/O error occurs.
Example - Usage of FileOutputStream write(byte[] b) methodThe following example shows the usage of Java FileOutputStream write(byte[] b) method.
FileOutputStreamDemo.javapackage com.tutorialspoint; import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; public class FileOutputStreamDemo { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { FileOutputStream fos = null; FileInputStream fis = null; byte[] b = {65,66,67,68,69}; int i = 0; char c; try { // create new file output stream fos = new FileOutputStream("test.txt"); // writes bytes to the output stream fos.write(b); // flushes the content to the underlying stream fos.flush(); // create new file input stream fis = new FileInputStream("test.txt"); // read till the end of the file while((i = fis.read())!=-1) { // convert integer to character c = (char)i; // prints System.out.print(c); } } catch(Exception ex) { // if an error occurs ex.printStackTrace(); } finally { // closes and releases system resources from stream if(fos!=null) fos.close(); if(fis!=null) fis.close(); } } }Output
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result−
ABCDEExample - Writing a String as Bytes to a File
The following example shows the usage of Java FileOutputStream write(byte[] b) method.
FileOutputStreamDemo.javapackage com.tutorialspoint; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; public class FileOutputStreamDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { String data = "Hello, FileOutputStream!"; try (FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("output.txt")) { // Convert string to byte array byte[] byteData = data.getBytes(); // Write byte array to the file fos.write(byteData); System.out.println("Data written successfully to output.txt."); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }Output
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result−
Data written successfully to output.txt.Explanation
A String is converted into a byte array using getBytes().
A FileOutputStream object is created to write to output.txt.
The write(byte[]) method writes the entire byte array to the file.
The try-with-resources ensures automatic closure of the file stream.
The following example shows the usage of Java FileOutputStream write(byte[] b) method.
FileOutputStreamDemo.javapackage com.tutorialspoint; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; public class FileOutputStreamDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { byte[] binaryData = {65, 66, 67, 68, 69}; // ASCII values of 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E' try (FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("binary_output.txt")) { // Writing byte array to the file fos.write(binaryData); System.out.println("Binary data written to binary_output.txt."); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }Output()
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result−
Binary data written to binary_output.txt.Explanation
A byte array {65, 66, 67, 68, 69} (representing "ABCDE") is defined.
A FileOutputStream writes this binary data to binary_output.txt.
The file will contain the text ABCDE when opened in a text editor.
The try-with-resources ensures the stream is closed automatically.
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