bsharp.fileio
Class EasyFile

java.lang.Object
  java.io.File
      bsharp.fileio.EasyFile

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<java.io.File>

public class EasyFile
extends java.io.File

A helper class to reading a writing files.

Author:

brandon@sharpideas.ca

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.io.File

pathSeparator, pathSeparatorChar, separator, separatorChar

Constructor Summary

EasyFile(java.io.File _file)
Create helper class given the filename.

EasyFile(java.lang.String _filename)
Create helper class given the filename.

Method Summary

void	closeAfterRead() close file after writing.
void	closeAfterWrite() close file after writing.
void	openForReading() Open a file for reading.
void	openForWriting() Open a file for writing.
void	openForWriting(boolean append) Open a file for writing.
java.lang.String	readLine() Read a line from the file.
void	write(java.lang.String s) Write to the file.
void	writeln(java.lang.String s) Write to the file.

Methods inherited from class java.io.File

canExecute, canRead, canWrite, compareTo, createNewFile, createTempFile, createTempFile, delete, deleteOnExit, equals, exists, getAbsoluteFile, getAbsolutePath, getCanonicalFile, getCanonicalPath, getFreeSpace, getName, getParent, getParentFile, getPath, getTotalSpace, getUsableSpace, hashCode, isAbsolute, isDirectory, isFile, isHidden, lastModified, length, list, list, listFiles, listFiles, listFiles, listRoots, mkdir, mkdirs, renameTo, setExecutable, setExecutable, setLastModified, setReadable, setReadable, setReadOnly, setWritable, setWritable, toString, toURI, toURL

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EasyFile

public EasyFile(java.lang.String _filename)

Create helper class given the filename.

Parameters:

filename - the file that may be written or read.

EasyFile

public EasyFile(java.io.File _file)

Create helper class given the filename.

Parameters:

filename - the file that may be written or read.

Method Detail

openForReading

public void openForReading()

Open a file for reading.

Parameters:

name -

openForWriting

public void openForWriting()

Open a file for writing.

openForWriting

public void openForWriting(boolean append)

Open a file for writing.

Parameters:

append - if true then append to the end of the file.

write

public void write(java.lang.String s)

Write to the file. Must call openForWriting() first.

Parameters:

s -

writeln

public void writeln(java.lang.String s)

Write to the file. Must call openForWriting() first.

Parameters:

s -

readLine

public java.lang.String readLine()

Read a line from the file. Must call openForReading() first.

Returns:

closeAfterRead

public void closeAfterRead()

close file after writing. The partner to openForReading().

closeAfterWrite

public void closeAfterWrite()

close file after writing. The partner to openForWriting().