Java Text File Write writeStringToFile(final String string, final File file)

Description

Writes a string to a file.

License

CDDL license

Parameter

Parameter	Description
string	The string to write
file	The file to write to

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	The file did not exist, or could not be created for writing.

Declaration

static void writeStringToFile(final String string, final File file) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from   w  w w  . java 2s. co  m*/
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 * Distribution License (the License). You may not use this file except in compliance with the
 * License.
 *
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 * specific language governing permission and limitations under the License.
 *
 * When distributing Covered Software, include this CDDL Header Notice in each file and include
 * the License file at legal/CDDLv1.0.txt. If applicable, add the following below the CDDL
 * Header, with the fields enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying
 * information: "Portions Copyright [year] [name of copyright owner]".
 *
 * Copyright 2015 ForgeRock AS.
 */

import java.io.File;

import java.io.IOException;

import java.io.PrintWriter;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Writes a string to a file.
     * @param string    The string to write
     * @param file      The file to write to
     * @throws IOException  The file did not exist, or could not be created for writing.
     */
    static void writeStringToFile(final String string, final File file) throws IOException {
        createFile(file);
        try (PrintWriter printWriter = new PrintWriter(file)) {
            printWriter.print(string);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Creates a file including parent directories if it does not yet exist.
     * @param file          The file to create
     * @throws IOException  Failed to create the file
     */
    private static void createFile(File file) throws IOException {
        if (!file.exists()) {
            createDirectory(file.getParent());
            if (!file.createNewFile()) {
                throw new IOException("Failed to create " + file.getPath());
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Creates a directory unless it already exists.
     * @param directory     The directory to create.
     * @throws IOException  Failed to create directory.
     */
    static void createDirectory(final String directory) throws IOException {
        File dir = new File(directory);
        if (!dir.exists()) {
            if (!dir.mkdirs()) {
                throw new IOException("Failed to create directory: " + directory);
            }
        }
    }
}

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