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Class net.strandberg.file.SimpleInFile 

java.lang.Object
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public class SimpleInFile
extends Object
Class for reading input files as textfiles assuming they are 8-bit ASCII (Latin-1) and NOT Unicode
$Revision: 0.1 $

Variable Index

o inFile_m

Constructor Index

o SimpleInFile(File)
Constructs a new SimpleInFile which will get its contents from the file pointed to by f.
o SimpleInFile(String)
Constructs a new SimpleInFile which will get its contents from the file pointed to by path.

Method Index

o exists()
Answers whether there exists a file in the filesystem corresponding to this SimpleInFile.
o getContents()
Gets the full contents of this file as a string.
o getLineNo()
Get the linenumber in the file where latest line was read.
o getNextLine()
Gets next line of this file.
o putAtFirstLine()
puts this file at the first line to later be read by getNextLine().
o toString()
Returns a string representation of the object.

Variables

o inFile_m 
 protected File inFile_m

Constructors

o SimpleInFile 
 public SimpleInFile(String path)
Constructs a new SimpleInFile which will get its contents from the file pointed to by path. The file is not opened by the constructor.

Parameters:
path - the path in the file system to the SimpleInFile
o SimpleInFile 
 public SimpleInFile(File f)
Constructs a new SimpleInFile which will get its contents from the file pointed to by f. The file is not opened by the constructor.

Parameters:
f - a file initiated with the path in the file system to the SimpleInFile

Methods

o exists 
 public boolean exists()
Answers whether there exists a file in the filesystem corresponding to this SimpleInFile.

Returns:
true if the file exists. Otherwise false is returned
o toString 
 public String toString()
Returns a string representation of the object.

Overrides:
toString in class Object
o getLineNo 
 public int getLineNo()
Get the linenumber in the file where latest line was read.

Returns:
linenumber if reading has been done with getNextLine. Otherwise returns 0.
o getContents 
 public String getContents() throws FileAccessException
Gets the full contents of this file as a string.

Returns:
All the contents of the file as a string including any newlines
Throws: FileAccessException
If the file does not exist or cannot be read etc.
o putAtFirstLine 
 public void putAtFirstLine() throws FileAccessException
puts this file at the first line to later be read by getNextLine().

Throws: FileAccessException
If the file does not exist or cannot be read etc.
o getNextLine 
 public String getNextLine() throws FileAccessException
Gets next line of this file. When last line was returned in previous call, null is returned

Returns:
next line of input or null if EndOfFile
Throws: FileAccessException
If the file does not exist or cannot be read etc. 
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