GrowAfterEOF.java

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/* @test
   @bug 4101707
   @summary Test if fill() will behave correctly at EOF to
            allow file to grow.
*/

import java.io.*;

public class GrowAfterEOF {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        File input = new File(".", "TestEOFInput.txt");
        RandomAccessFile rf = new RandomAccessFile(input, "rw");
        BufferedReader r = new BufferedReader
            (new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(input)));

        // write something
        rf.writeBytes("a line");

        // read till the end of file
        while (r.readLine() != null);

        // append to the end of the file
        rf.seek(rf.length());
        rf.writeBytes("new line");

        // now try to read again
        boolean readMore = false;
        while (r.readLine() != null) {
            readMore = true;
        }
        if (!readMore) {
            input.delete();
            throw new Exception("Failed test: unable to read!");
        } else {
            input.delete();
        }
    }
}