Java Text File Write writeStringListToFile(File file, ArrayList lines)

Description

Writes a string list to a file.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	is an existing file which can be written to.

Exception

Parameter	Description
IllegalArgumentException	if param does not comply.
FileNotFoundException	if the file does not exist.
IOException	if problem encountered during write.

Declaration

static public void writeStringListToFile(File file, ArrayList<String> lines)
        throws FileNotFoundException, IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.io.*;

import java.util.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Writes a string list to a file. Existing files will be completely
     * replaced.
     *
     * @param file is an existing file which can be written to.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if param does not comply.
     * @throws FileNotFoundException if the file does not exist.
     * @throws IOException if problem encountered during write.
     */
    static public void writeStringListToFile(File file, ArrayList<String> lines)
            throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
        if (file == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("File should not be null.");
        }
        if (!file.exists()) {
            throw new FileNotFoundException("File does not exist: " + file);
        }
        if (!file.isFile()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Should not be a directory: " + file);
        }
        if (!file.canWrite()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("File cannot be written: " + file);
        }

        BufferedWriter output = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(file));
        try {
            //FileWriter always assumes default encoding is OK!
            for (String line : lines) {
                output.write(line + "\n");
            }
        } finally {
            output.close();
        }
    }
}

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