uk.ac.leeds.ccg.andyt.grids.utilities
Class FileCreator

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.leeds.ccg.andyt.grids.utilities.FileCreator

public class FileCreator
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

FileCreator()
Creates a new instance of FileCreator

Method Summary

static void	copyFile(java.io.File file, java.io.File copy) Attempts to makes a copy of file in copy.
static java.io.File	createNewFile() Returns a newly created file.
static java.io.File	createNewFile(java.io.File parentDirectory) Returns a newly created File.
static java.io.File	createNewFile(java.io.File parentDirectory, java.lang.String filename) Returns a newly created File which is a file if the filename.
static java.io.File	createNewFile(java.io.File parentDirectory, java.lang.String prefix, java.lang.String suffix) Returns a newly created File.
static java.io.File	createTempFile() Returns a newly created temporary file.
static java.io.File	createTempFile(java.io.File parentDirectory) Returns a newly created temporary file.
static java.io.File	createTempFile(java.io.File parentDirectory, java.lang.String prefix, java.lang.String suffix) Returns a newly created temporary file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileCreator

public FileCreator()

Creates a new instance of FileCreator

Method Detail

copyFile

public static void copyFile(java.io.File file,
                            java.io.File copy)

Attempts to makes a copy of file in copy.

Parameters:

file - the File that is to be copied

copy - the File that is to become a copy

createTempFile

public static java.io.File createTempFile()

Returns a newly created temporary file. Default parent directory to System.getProperty( "java.io.tmpdir" ). //Default parent directory to System.getProperty( "user.dir" ). //Default parent directory to System.getProperty( "user.home" ).

createTempFile

public static java.io.File createTempFile(java.io.File parentDirectory)

Returns a newly created temporary file.

Parameters:

parentDirectory - . Default extension to nothing.

createTempFile

public static java.io.File createTempFile(java.io.File parentDirectory,
                                          java.lang.String prefix,
                                          java.lang.String suffix)

Returns a newly created temporary file.

Parameters:

parentDirectory - .

prefix - If not 3 characters long, this will be padded with "x" characters.

suffix - If null the file is appended with ".tmp". Default extension to nothing.

createNewFile

public static java.io.File createNewFile()

Returns a newly created file. //Default parent directory to System.getProperty( "java.io.tmpdir" ). Default parent directory to System.getProperty( "user.dir" ). //Default parent directory to System.getProperty( "user.home" ).

createNewFile

public static java.io.File createNewFile(java.io.File parentDirectory)

Returns a newly created File.

Parameters:

parentDirectory - Default extension prefix and suffix nothing.

createNewFile

public static java.io.File createNewFile(java.io.File parentDirectory,
                                         java.lang.String prefix,
                                         java.lang.String suffix)

Returns a newly created File.

Parameters:

parentDirectory -

prefix -

suffix -

createNewFile

public static java.io.File createNewFile(java.io.File parentDirectory,
                                         java.lang.String filename)

Returns a newly created File which is a file if the filename. or a directory.

Parameters:

parentDirectory -

filename -