Class TextFile

java.lang.Object
  JFile
      TextFile

public class TextFile

extends JFile

A TextFile is a JFile that holds text.

Version:

6

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class JFile

separator

Constructor Summary

TextFile(String name, User creator, Directory parent, String initialContents)
Construct a TextFile with initial contents.

Method Summary

void	append(String text) Append text to the end of the file.
void	appendLine(String text) Append a new line of text to the end of the file.
String	getContents() The contents of a text file.
int	getSize() The size of a text file is the number of characters stored.
String	getSuffix() Suffix used for printing text file names is "".
void	setContents(String contents) Replace the contents of the file.

Methods inherited from class JFile

getCreateDate, getModDate, getName, getOwner, getParent, getPathName, isRoot, setModDate, setOwner, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TextFile

public TextFile(String name,
                User creator,
                Directory parent,
                String initialContents)

Construct a TextFile with initial contents.

Parameters:

name - the name for this TextFile (in its parent Directory)

creator - the owner of this new TextFile

parent - the Directory in which this TextFile lives.

initialContents - the initial text

Method Detail

append

public void append(String text)

Append text to the end of the file.

Parameters:

text - the text to be appended.

appendLine

public void appendLine(String text)

Append a new line of text to the end of the file.

Parameters:

text - the text to be appended.

getContents

public String getContents()

The contents of a text file.

Returns:

String contents of the file.

getSize

public int getSize()

The size of a text file is the number of characters stored.

Specified by:

getSize in class JFile

Returns:

the file's size.

getSuffix

public String getSuffix()

Suffix used for printing text file names is "".

Specified by:

getSuffix in class JFile

Returns:

an empty suffix (for TextFiles).

setContents

public void setContents(String contents)

Replace the contents of the file.

Parameters:

contents - the new contents.