org.apache.jorphan.io
Class TextFile

java.lang.Object
  java.io.File
      org.apache.jorphan.io.TextFile

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<File>

public class TextFile
extends File

Utility class to handle text files as a single lump of text.

Note this is just as memory-inefficient as handling a text file can be. Use with restraint.

Version:

$Revision: 1380390 $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.io.File

pathSeparator, pathSeparatorChar, separator, separatorChar

Constructor Summary

TextFile(File filename)
Create a TextFile object to handle the named file with the platform default encoding.

TextFile(File filename, String encoding)
Create a TextFile object to handle the named file with the given encoding.

TextFile(String filename)
Create a TextFile object to handle the named file with the platform default encoding.

TextFile(String filename, String encoding)
Create a TextFile object to handle the named file with the given encoding.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object obj)
String	getEncoding()
String	getText() Read the whole file content and return it as a string.
int	hashCode()
void	setEncoding(String string)
void	setText(String body) Create the file with the given string as content -- or replace it's content with the given string if the file already existed.

Methods inherited from class java.io.File

canRead, canWrite, compareTo, createNewFile, createTempFile, createTempFile, delete, deleteOnExit, exists, getAbsoluteFile, getAbsolutePath, getCanonicalFile, getCanonicalPath, getName, getParent, getParentFile, getPath, isAbsolute, isDirectory, isFile, isHidden, lastModified, length, list, list, listFiles, listFiles, listFiles, listRoots, mkdir, mkdirs, renameTo, setLastModified, setReadOnly, toString, toURI, toURL

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TextFile

public TextFile(File filename,
                String encoding)

Create a TextFile object to handle the named file with the given encoding.

Parameters:

filename - File to be read & written through this object.

encoding - Encoding to be used when reading & writing this file.

TextFile

public TextFile(File filename)

Create a TextFile object to handle the named file with the platform default encoding.

Parameters:

filename - File to be read & written through this object.

TextFile

public TextFile(String filename)

Create a TextFile object to handle the named file with the platform default encoding.

Parameters:

filename - Name of the file to be read & written through this object.

TextFile

public TextFile(String filename,
                String encoding)

Create a TextFile object to handle the named file with the given encoding.

Parameters:

filename - Name of the file to be read & written through this object.

encoding - Encoding to be used when reading & writing this file.

Method Detail

setText

public void setText(String body)

Create the file with the given string as content -- or replace it's content with the given string if the file already existed.

Parameters:

body - New content for the file.

getText

public String getText()

Read the whole file content and return it as a string.

Returns:

the content of the file

getEncoding

public String getEncoding()

Returns:

Encoding being used to read & write this file.

setEncoding

public void setEncoding(String string)

Parameters:

string - Encoding to be used to read & write this file.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class File

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class File