edu.dlsu.SUMOs.util

Class ReadWriteTextFile

java.lang.Object

edu.dlsu.SUMOs.util.ReadWriteTextFile

public class ReadWriteTextFile
extends Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ReadWriteTextFile()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getContents(File aFile) Fetch the entire contents of a text file, and return it in a String.
static void	main(String... aArguments) Simple test harness.
static void	setContents(File aFile, String aContents) Change the contents of text file in its entirety, overwriting any existing text.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ReadWriteTextFile

public ReadWriteTextFile()

Method Detail

getContents

public static String getContents(File aFile)

Fetch the entire contents of a text file, and return it in a String. This style of implementation does not throw Exceptions to the caller.

Parameters:

aFile - is a file which already exists and can be read.

setContents

public static void setContents(File aFile,
                               String aContents)
                        throws FileNotFoundException,
                               IOException

Change the contents of text file in its entirety, overwriting any existing text. This style of implementation throws all exceptions to the caller.

Parameters:

aFile - is an existing file which can be written to.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if param does not comply.

FileNotFoundException - if the file does not exist.

IOException - if problem encountered during write.

main

public static void main(String... aArguments)
                 throws IOException

Simple test harness.

Throws:

IOException