Class FileHandler

java.lang.Object
  FileHandler

public class FileHandler

extends java.lang.Object

FileHandler opens and closes files

Constructor Summary

FileHandler()

Method Summary

void	close(java.io.Reader reader) Closes a Reader
void	close(java.io.Writer writer) Closes a Writer
java.io.BufferedReader	openInput(java.lang.String fileName, java.lang.String encoding) Opens a file for input
java.io.BufferedWriter	openOutput(java.lang.String fileName, java.lang.String encoding) Opens a file for output

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileHandler

public FileHandler()

Method Detail

openInput

public java.io.BufferedReader openInput(java.lang.String fileName,
                                        java.lang.String encoding)

Opens a file for input

Parameters:

fileName - The file to be opened

encoding - The encoding

Returns:

BufferedReader The reader for reading from the file

openOutput

public java.io.BufferedWriter openOutput(java.lang.String fileName,
                                         java.lang.String encoding)

Opens a file for output

Parameters:

fileName - The file to be opened

encoding - The encoding

Returns:

BufferedWriter The writer for writing to the file

close

public void close(java.io.Writer writer)

Closes a Writer

Parameters:

writer - The writer to be closed

close

public void close(java.io.Reader reader)

Closes a Reader

Parameters:

reader - The reader to be closed