Java Write String to File writeFile(File file, Iterable lines)

Description

Write a bunch of Strings to a file, overwriting anything that was on it

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	a parameter
lines	a parameter

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	an exception

Declaration

public static void writeFile(File file, Iterable<String> lines) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**//from  w  w  w .j a v a  2s.  c o  m
     * Write a bunch of Strings to a file, overwriting anything that was on it
     * 
     * @param file
     * @param lines
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static void writeFile(File file, Iterable<String> lines) throws IOException {
        if (file == null)
            throw new IOException("got null file");
        if (file.isDirectory())
            throw new IOException(file + " is a directory");

        file.createNewFile();
        PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(file, "UTF8");
        try {
            for (String line : lines)
                pw.println(line);
        } finally {
            pw.close();
        }
    }

    /**
     * overwrite the given file with the given contents. 
     * @param file
     * @param contents
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static void writeFile(File file, String contents) throws IOException {
        if (file == null)
            throw new IOException("got null file");
        if (file.isDirectory())
            throw new IOException(file + " is a directory");

        FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(file);
        writer.write(contents);
        writer.close();
    }
}

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