1 /* 2 * Program featuring straight up arrays and file IO to read and reverse copy a lyric 3 */ 4 5 package arrayplay; 6 7 import java.io.File; 8 import java.io.FileNotFoundException; 9 import java.io.IOException; 10 import java.io.PrintWriter; 11 import java.net.FileNameMap; 12 import java.util.Scanner; 13 14 public class ReverseCopy { 15 16 public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException { 17 String inputFileName = "GirlFromTheSidewalk.text"; 18 String outputFileName = "GirlFromTheSidewalkReversed.text"; 19 String[] words = readWordsFromFile(inputFileName); 20 writeWordsToFile(words,outputFileName); 21 } 22 23 private static final int LIMIT = 1000; 24 25 private static String[] readWordsFromFile(String inputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException { 26 //equate a scanner with the input file 27 Scanner scanner = establishScanner(inputFileName); 28 //read the words from the file into an over sized array 29 String[] temp = new String[LIMIT]; 30 int index = 0; 31 while(scanner.hasNext()) { 32 String word = scanner.next(); 33 temp[index]=word; 34 index = index+1; 35 } 36 int wordCount = index; 37 //transfer the words to a perfectly sized array 38 String[] words = new String[wordCount]; 39 for (int x = 0; x<wordCount; x = x+1) { 40 words[x] = temp[x]; 41 } 42 //return the words 43 return words; 44 } 45 46 private static void writeWordsToFile(String[] words, String outputFileName) throws IOException { 47 //equate a printer with an output file 48 PrintWriter printer = getPrintWriter(outputFileName); 49 //print the words to the file 50 for (int x = words.length-1; x >= 0; x=x-1) { 51 printer.println(words[x]); 52 } 53 printer.close(); 54 } 55 56 private static Scanner establishScanner(String inputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException { 57 String fullFileName = createFullFileName(inputFileName); 58 return new Scanner(new File(fullFileName)); 59 } 60 61 private static PrintWriter getPrintWriter(String outputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException { 62 String fullFileName = createFullFileName(outputFileName); 63 PrintWriter printer = new PrintWriter(fullFileName); 64 return printer; 65 } 66 //create the full file name for a simple file name, assuming that it will be 67 //found in the CS1Files/data subdirectory of the user's home directory. 68 69 private static String createFullFileName(String fileName) { 70 String separator = System.getProperty("file.separator"); 71 String home = System.getProperty("user.home"); 72 String path = home + separator + "Public_html" + separator + "CS1Files" + separator + "data" + separator; 73 String fullFileName = path + fileName; 74 return fullFileName; 75 } 76 }