Class FileHandler

Inheritance
java.lang.Object
FileHandler
Syntax
public class FileHandler

Constructors

FileHandler(String fileName, String filePath)

Declaration
public FileHandler(String fileName, String filePath)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String fileName

Needs to have the name of the file with the file extension included

String filePath

The complete path to the file or relative ./

Exceptions
Type Condition
IOException

Fields

out

Declaration
public PrintWriter out
Field Value
Type Description
PrintWriter

Methods

checkFileExists()

Declaration
public boolean checkFileExists()
Returns
Type Description
boolean

destroy()

Declaration
public void destroy()

finalize()

Declaration
public void finalize()

getMaxLines()

Declaration
public int getMaxLines()
Returns
Type Description
int

initializeReader()

Declaration
public synchronized void initializeReader()
Returns
Type Description
synchronized void

initializeWriter(boolean autoFlush)

setAppend Needs To Be Called Before Initializing Writer If The File Already Exists. Otherwise It Will Overwrite The End Of The File.

Declaration
public synchronized void initializeWriter(boolean autoFlush)
Parameters
Type Name Description
boolean autoFlush
Returns
Type Description
synchronized void
Exceptions
Type Condition
IOException

initializeWriter(boolean autoFlush, int maxLines)

setAppend Needs To Be Called Before Initializing Writer If The File Already Exists. Otherwise It Will Overwrite The End Of The File.

Declaration
public synchronized void initializeWriter(boolean autoFlush, int maxLines)
Parameters
Type Name Description
boolean autoFlush
int maxLines
Returns
Type Description
synchronized void
Exceptions
Type Condition
IOException

isAppend()

Declaration
public boolean isAppend()
Returns
Type Description
boolean

readLine()

Declaration
public String readLine()
Returns
Type Description
String

setAppend(boolean append)

Declaration
public void setAppend(boolean append)
Parameters
Type Name Description
boolean append