Java Text File Write writeStringToFile(File file, String text, boolean append)

Description

Writes text to the file.

License

BSD License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	File to write to
text	Text to write
append	true iff the file should be opened in "append" mode (rather than "overwrite" mode)

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	If the file does not exist or cannot be opened, or if an error occurs during writing
SecurityException	If write access to the file is denied

Declaration

public static void writeStringToFile(File file, String text, boolean append) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

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import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Writes text to the file, overwriting whatever was there.
     * @param file  File to write to
     * @param text  Text to write
     * @throws  IOException  If the file does not exist or cannot be opened, or if an error occurs during writing
     * @throws  SecurityException  If write access to the file is denied
     */
    public static void writeStringToFile(File file, String text) throws IOException {
        writeStringToFile(file, text, false);
    }

    /**
     * Writes text to the file.
     * @param file  File to write to
     * @param text  Text to write
     * @param append  {@code true} iff the file should be opened in "append" mode (rather than
     *                "overwrite" mode)
     * @throws  IOException  If the file does not exist or cannot be opened, or if an error occurs during writing
     * @throws  SecurityException  If write access to the file is denied
     */
    public static void writeStringToFile(File file, String text, boolean append) throws IOException {
        FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(file, append);
        try {
            writer.write(text);
        } finally {
            writer.close();
        }
    }
}

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