1    /* 
2     * This program features am ArrayList to do its reverse copy thing from one file to another. 
3     */
4    
5    package arraylistplay;
6    
7    import java.io.File;
8    import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
9    import java.io.IOException;
10   import java.io.PrintWriter;
11   import java.util.ArrayList;
12   import java.util.Scanner;
13   
14   public class ReverseCopy {
15   
16       public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
17           String inputFileName = "pyramidsLyrics.txt";
18           String outputFileName = "pyramidsLyricsReversed.txt";
19           ArrayList<String> words = readWordsFromFile(inputFileName);
20           writeWordsToFile(words, outputFileName);
21       }
22   
23       private static ArrayList<String> readWordsFromFile(String inputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException {
24           //Equate the scanner with the input file
25           Scanner scanner = establishScanner(inputFileName);
26           //Read the words from the file into a dynamically growing ArrayList
27           ArrayList<String> words =new ArrayList<>();
28           while (scanner.hasNext()) {
29               String word = scanner.next();
30               words.add(word);
31           }
32           //Return the words
33           return words;
34       }
35   
36       private static void writeWordsToFile(ArrayList<String> words, String outputFileName) throws IOException {
37           //Equate a printer with an output file
38           PrintWriter printer = getPrintWriter(outputFileName);
39           //print the words to the file
40           for (int x = words.size()-1; x >= 0; x--) {
41               printer.println(words.get(x));
42           }
43           printer.close();
44       }
45   
46       private static Scanner establishScanner(String inputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException {
47           String fullFileName = createFullFileName(inputFileName);
48           return new Scanner(new File(fullFileName));
49       }
50   
51       private static PrintWriter getPrintWriter(String outputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException {
52           String fullFileName = createFullFileName(outputFileName);
53           PrintWriter printer = new PrintWriter(fullFileName);
54           return printer;
55       }
56   
57       //Create the full file name for a simple file name, assuming that it will be
58       //found in the CS1Files/data subdirectory of the user's home directory.
59       private static String createFullFileName(String fileName) {
60           String separator= System.getProperty("file.separator");
61           String home = System.getProperty("user.home");
62           String path = home + separator + "CS1Files" + separator + "data" + separator;
63           String fullFileName = path + fileName;
64           return fullFileName;
65       }
66   }
67