Class BetterFileOutputStream

java.lang.Object

java.io.OutputStream

java.io.FileOutputStream

clazzfish.monitor.io.BetterFileOutputStream

All Implemented Interfaces:

Closeable, Flushable, AutoCloseable

public final class BetterFileOutputStream
extends FileOutputStream

Whenever you need a FileOutputStream and want a better toString implementation you can use the class BetterFileOutputStream. "Better" means that you see the name if the input file in the log which is much more helpful than the default implementation of Object.toString(), especially for logging and debugging.

Originally this class was part of the PatternTesting project.

Author:

oliver (boehm@javatux.de)

See Also:

• FileOutputStream

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BetterFileOutputStream(File file)	Instantiates a new better file output stream.
BetterFileOutputStream(File file, boolean append)	Instantiates a new better file output stream.
BetterFileOutputStream(String name)	Instantiates a new better file output stream.
BetterFileOutputStream(String name, boolean append)	Instantiates a new better file output stream.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	toString()	This toString implementation reports the name of the output file which is much more helpful than the default implementation of Object.toString(), especially for logging and debugging.

Methods inherited from class java.io.FileOutputStream

close, getChannel, getFD, write, write, write

Methods inherited from class java.io.OutputStream

flush, nullOutputStream

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

BetterFileOutputStream

public BetterFileOutputStream(String name)
                       throws FileNotFoundException

Instantiates a new better file output stream.

Parameters:

name - the file name

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - the file not found exception

See Also:

• FileOutputStream(String)

BetterFileOutputStream

public BetterFileOutputStream(File file)
                       throws FileNotFoundException

Instantiates a new better file output stream.

Parameters:

file - the file

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - the file not found exception

See Also:

• FileOutputStream(File)

BetterFileOutputStream

public BetterFileOutputStream(String name,
 boolean append)
                       throws FileNotFoundException

Instantiates a new better file output stream.

Parameters:

name - the file name

append - if it should be appended

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - the file not found exception

See Also:

• FileOutputStream(String,boolean)

BetterFileOutputStream

public BetterFileOutputStream(File file,
 boolean append)
                       throws FileNotFoundException

Instantiates a new better file output stream.

Parameters:

file - the file

append - if it should be appended

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - the file not found exception

See Also:

• FileOutputStream(File,boolean)

Method Details

toString

public String toString()

This toString implementation reports the name of the output file which is much more helpful than the default implementation of Object.toString(), especially for logging and debugging.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the string

See Also:

• Object.toString()