Java ZipOutputStream Create getOutputStream(File file, boolean append)

Description

Get an output stream for a (possibly gzipped) file.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static OutputStream getOutputStream(File file, boolean append) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//  w ww.  jav  a2s  .  co  m
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This file is part of the Semantic Discovery Toolkit.
    
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*/

import java.io.*;

import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Get an output stream for a (possibly gzipped) file.
     */
    public static OutputStream getOutputStream(File file, boolean append) throws IOException {
        // open the output stream for gzipped or plain text.
        OutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(file, append);
        if (file.getName().toLowerCase().endsWith(".gz")) {
            outputStream = new GZIPOutputStream(outputStream);
        }
        return outputStream;
    }
}

Related

1. getOutputStream(File file)
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3. getOutputStream(String outputFileName)