/**
* Deletes the given file
*
* @param file The file to be deleted
* @return true or false depending on whether the file was succesfully deleted or not
*/
public static boolean deleteFile(File file) {
if (file.exists()) {
file.delete();
if (!file.exists()) {
return true;
}
ChatterBox.error("utilities.BitStylus", "deleteFile", "The file could not be deleted.");
} else {
ChatterBox.error("utilities.BitStylus", "deleteFile", "The file does not exist.");
}
return false;
}
/**
* Returns a FileInputStream for the file at the given path
*
* @param path The path to the file that you want to open
* @return A FileInputstream for the given path
*/
public static FileInputStream getFile(String path) {
try {
return new FileInputStream(path);
} catch (Exception ex) {
ChatterBox.error("ExoSkeleton", "getFile()", ex.getMessage());
return null;
}
}
/**
* Takes a text file and String delimiter, reads the file, and returns an ArrayList of the split
* contents.
*
* @param file The file to read
* @param delimiter The String to split the text with
* @return An ArrayList of the contents of the file
*/
public static ArrayList<String> splitTextFile(File file, String delimiter) {
Scanner s = null;
try {
s = new Scanner(file).useDelimiter(delimiter);
} catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
ChatterBox.error("utilities.BitStylus", "splitTextFile", "Not a valid text file");
return null;
} catch (NullPointerException ex) {
ChatterBox.error("utilities.BitStylus", "splitTextFile", "Not a valid text file");
return null;
}
ArrayList<String> temp = new ArrayList<String>();
while (s.hasNext()) {
temp.add(s.next());
}
return temp;
}
/**
* Takes a String and saves it to the given file
*
* @param file The file to save the String to
* @param text The String to be saved to the file
*/
public static void saveTextToFile(File file, String text) {
try {
FileWriter outFile = new FileWriter(file);
if (text != null) {
outFile.write(text);
}
outFile.close();
} catch (IOException ex) {
ChatterBox.error("utilities.BitStylus", "saveTextToFile", "Invalid file: " + file.getPath());
}
}
/**
* Takes a text file and returns the contents as a String
*
* @param file The file to read
* @return A string of the entire contents of the file
*/
public static String readTextFile(File file) {
Scanner s = null;
try {
s = new Scanner(file).useDelimiter("");
} catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
ChatterBox.error("utilities.BitStylus", "splitTextFile", "Not a valid text file");
}
String text = "";
while (s.hasNext()) {
text = text + s.next();
}
return text;
}
