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University of sulaimani

College of science
Department of Computer Science

Compiler
File handling in java

2023-2024

Mzhda Hiwa Hama


Writing a file in Java

• In Java programming language text files can be written


using three classes File, FileWriter which should usually
be wrapped in BufferedWriter.

• FileWriter: The class is used for writing streams of


characters.

• This class has several constructors to create required


objects

• Following syntax creates a FileWriter object given a file


name.
FileWriter(String fileName)
To write a text file, simply follow these steps

• Define a new object from File


File file = new File(“filename”); // write path of the file

• Create a fileWriter object (Assume default encoding).


FileWriter fileWriter = new FileWriter(file);

• Wrap FileWriter in BufferedWriter.


BufferedWriter bufferedWriter = new BufferedWriter(fileWriter);

• Use write() method to write a text in the newly created file.


bufferedWriter.write("Hello there,");
• Use newLine() method to append a new line character.
bufferedWriter.write(" here is some text.");
bufferedWriter.newLine();

• Use close() at the end of the program to close the file .


bufferedWriter.close();
Sample Code
public class WriteToFile {
public static void main(String [] args) {
String fileName = "temp.txt"; // write path of the file you want to open
try {
File file = new File (fileName);
// Assume default encoding.
FileWriter fileWriter = new FileWriter( file);
// Always wrap FileWriter in BufferedWriter.
BufferedWriter bufferedWriter = new BufferedWriter(fileWriter);
bufferedWriter.write("Hello there,");
bufferedWriter.newLine();
bufferedWriter .write(" here is some text.");
bufferedWriter.close(); // Always close files.
}
catch(IOException ex) {
System.out.println("Error writing to file '"+ fileName + "'");
}
}
}
Reading a file in Java

• To read a text file, basically all the same stuff (steps


for writing) applied, except you’ll deal with classes
named FileReader and BufferedReader.

• FileReader for text files in your system’s default


encoding.

• We can also use FileInputStream for binary files


and text files that contain ‘weird’ characters.
Reading a text file

• Specify the name of the file to open


String fileName = “ ";
• Create a fileReader Object
FileReader fileReader = new FileReader(fileName);
• Always wrap FileReader in BufferedReader.
BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(fileReader);
• Read the file line by line
String line = null;
while((line = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(line);
Sample code

public class ReadingFile {


public static void main(String [] args) {
String fileName = "temp.txt"; // The name of the file to open.
String line = null; // This will reference one line at a time
try {
FileReader fileReader = new FileReader(fileName); // FileReader reads
text files in the default encoding.
// Always wrap FileReader in BufferedReader.
BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(fileReader);
while((line = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(line);
}
bufferedReader.close(); // Always close files.
}
catch(FileNotFoundException ex) {
System.out.println( "Unable to open file '" + fileName + "'");
}
catch(IOException ex) {
System.out.println("Error reading file '" + fileName + "'");
// Or we could just do this: ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
}

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