com.oktiva.util
Class FileUtil

java.lang.Object
  com.oktiva.util.FileUtil

public final class FileUtil

extends java.lang.Object

File utility class.

Original code from http://forum.java.sun.com

Version:

$Id: FileUtil.java,v 1.1 2005/01/17 20:11:19 itamarc Exp $

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

lineFeed Allows cross-platform compatibility.

Method Summary

static void	copy(java.io.File src, java.io.File dest) Copy files and/or directories.
static void	deleteFile(java.io.File file) Deletes a file or a directory along with all files and directories it contains.
static java.lang.String	readFile(java.io.File file) Returns a string containing the contents of a file.
static java.lang.String	readFile(java.io.FileReader fileReader) Returns a string containing the contents of a file.
static java.lang.String	readFile(java.lang.String filename) Returns a string containing the contents of a file.
static java.lang.String[]	readFileAsArray(java.io.File file) Returns a string array containing the contents of a file (one line en each array item).
static java.lang.String[]	readFileAsArray(java.io.FileReader fileReader) Returns a string array containing the contents of a file (one line en each array item).
static java.lang.String[]	readFileAsArray(java.lang.String filename) Returns a string array containing the contents of a file (one line en each array item).
static void	writeFile(java.lang.String text, java.io.File file) Write a string to a file.
static void	writeFile(java.lang.String text, java.io.FileWriter fileWriter) Write a string to a file.
static void	writeFile(java.lang.String text, java.lang.String filename) Write a string to a file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

lineFeed

public static final java.lang.String lineFeed

Allows cross-platform compatibility.

Method Detail

copy

public static final void copy(java.io.File src,
                              java.io.File dest)
                       throws java.io.IOException

Copy files and/or directories.

Parameters:

src - source file or directory

dest - destination file or directory

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if operation fails

deleteFile

public static final void deleteFile(java.io.File file)
                             throws java.io.IOException

Deletes a file or a directory along with all files and directories it contains.

Parameters:

file - the file or directory to delete

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if operation fails

readFile

public static final java.lang.String readFile(java.io.File file)
                                       throws java.io.IOException

Returns a string containing the contents of a file.

Parameters:

file - the file to read

Returns:

the contents of the file

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readFile

public static final java.lang.String readFile(java.lang.String filename)
                                       throws java.io.IOException

Returns a string containing the contents of a file.

Parameters:

filename - the name of the file

Returns:

the contents of the file

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readFile

public static final java.lang.String readFile(java.io.FileReader fileReader)
                                       throws java.io.IOException

Returns a string containing the contents of a file.

Parameters:

fileReader - the FileReader to use

Returns:

the contents of the file

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readFileAsArray

public static final java.lang.String[] readFileAsArray(java.io.File file)
                                                throws java.io.IOException

Returns a string array containing the contents of a file (one line en each array item).

Parameters:

file - the file to read

Returns:

the contents of the file split in an array

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readFileAsArray

public static final java.lang.String[] readFileAsArray(java.lang.String filename)
                                                throws java.io.IOException

Returns a string array containing the contents of a file (one line en each array item).

Parameters:

filename - the name of the file

Returns:

the contents of the file split in an array

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readFileAsArray

public static final java.lang.String[] readFileAsArray(java.io.FileReader fileReader)
                                                throws java.io.IOException

Returns a string array containing the contents of a file (one line en each array item).

Parameters:

fileReader - the FileReader to use

Returns:

the contents of the file split in an array

Throws:

java.io.IOException

writeFile

public static final void writeFile(java.lang.String text,
                                   java.io.File file)
                            throws java.io.IOException

Write a string to a file.

Parameters:

text - The string to write to the file.

file - The file to write.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If the write operation fails.

writeFile

public static final void writeFile(java.lang.String text,
                                   java.lang.String filename)
                            throws java.io.IOException

Write a string to a file.

Parameters:

text - The string to write to the file.

filename - The name of the file to write.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If the write operation fails.

writeFile

public static final void writeFile(java.lang.String text,
                                   java.io.FileWriter fileWriter)
                            throws java.io.IOException

Write a string to a file.

Parameters:

text - The string to write to the file.

fileWriter - The FileWriter to use

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If the write operation fails.