Java Text File Save writeFile(String filePath, List lines)

Description

Writes the given lines to the file at the given path.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
filePath	a parameter
lines	a parameter

Return

true if successful.

Declaration

public static boolean writeFile(String filePath, List<String> lines) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   w ww  .j a v a2s .  c om
 * The MIT License
 *
 * Copyright 2015 Trystan Cannon.
 *
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 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 *
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 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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 * THE SOFTWARE.
 */

import java.io.File;
import java.io.PrintWriter;

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Writes the given lines to the file at the given path.
     * 
     * @param filePath
     * @param lines
     * 
     * @return <code>true</code> if successful.
     */
    public static boolean writeFile(String filePath, List<String> lines) {
        File file = new File(filePath);

        if (!file.exists()) {
            // Try to create the file if it doesn't exist:
            try {
                file.createNewFile();
            } catch (Exception failure) {
                return false;
            }
        }

        // Attempt to write the file:
        try (PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(file.getAbsolutePath(), "UTF-8")) {
            for (String line : lines) {
                writer.println(line);
            }

            writer.flush();
            writer.close();
        } catch (Exception failure) {
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }
}

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