File Overview
I/O = Input/Output, here it is input to and output from programs
Inputs can be from: Keyboard Files Etc.
Output can be: Screen Files Etc.
Advantages of file I/O
-permanent copy
-output from one program can be input to another
-input can be automated (rather than entered manually)
Streams
Stream: an object that either delivers data to its destination (screen, file, etc.) or that takes data from a source (keyboard, file, etc.) it acts as a buffer between the data source and destination
Input stream: a stream that provides input to a program E.g., System.in is an input stream
Output stream: a stream that accepts output from a program E.g., System.out is an output stream
Examples: System.out.println(“Hi”) connects a program to the screen
Streams作為電子設備與程序傳輸過程中的傳輸工具
Binary vs. Text Files
All data and programs are ultimately just zeros and ones each digit can have one of two values (0 or 1),
hence binary 1 byte = 8 bits
Text files: the bits represent printable characters
one byte per character for ASCII, the most common code
for example, Java source files are text files so is any file created with a "text editor"
Binary files: the bits represent other types of encoded information, such as executable instructions or numeric data
Text Files vs. Binary Files
Numbe r: 127 (decimal)十進制
Text file Three bytes: “1”, “2”, “7” ASCII (decimal): 49, 50, 55
ASCII (binary): 00110001, 00110010, 00110111
Binary file: One byte (byte): 01111111 Two bytes (short): 00000000 01111111 Four bytes (int): 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111111
Buffering
Not buffered: each byte is read/written from/to disk as soon as possible “little” delay for each byte A disk operation per byte--- higher overhead
Buffered: reading/writing in “chunks” Some delay for some bytes,
e.g.: Assume 16-byte buffers
Reading: access the first 4 bytes, need to wait for all 16 bytes are read from disk to memory
Writing: save the first 4 bytes, need to wait for all 16 bytes before writing from memory to disk
A disk operation per a buffer of bytes---lower overhead
Java I/O
Standard IO: System.out.println("a line"); to send a line to the standard output, i.e., the screen, unless you redirect standard output
public class RedirectSysOut {//重定向輸出
public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException { //文件找不到時要拋出異常
PrintStream stream1 = System.out; //新建一個打印對象
File aFile=new File("sysout.log");
PrintStream stream2 = new PrintStream(new FileOutputStream(aFile));
System.out.println("1");
System.setOut(stream2); //重定項屏幕輸出到stream2對象中
System.out.println("2");
System.setOut(stream1);
System.out.println("3");
}
}
Text File I/O
Important classes for text file output (to the file)
1)FileWriter
2)FileOutputStream
3)BufferedWriter
4)PrintWriter
Important classes for text file input (from the file):
1)FileReader
2)BufferedReader
FileWriter and FileReader take file names as arguments.
PrintWriter and BufferedReader provide useful methods for easier writing and reading.
對 TXT 文件的輸入輸出，使用 FileReader和FileWriter。
因為PrintWriter的范圍最大，所以使用起來也最方便？？
Text File Output
To open a text file for output: connect a text file to a stream for writing FileOutputStream
fOutStream = new FileOutputStream("out.txt");
PrintWriter pWriter = new PrintWriter(fOutStream );
Or:
PrintWriter outputStream = new PrintWriter(new FileOutputStream("out.txt"));
What happened is: create a PrintWriter object which uses FileOutputStream to open a text file FileOutputStream “connects” PrintWriter to a text file.
exa:
public static void main(String[] args) {
PrintWriter outputStream = null;
try {
outputStream = new PrintWriter(new FileOutputStream("out.txt")); //open the file
for (int count = 1; count <= 3; count++)
outputStream.println(count); //write the file
System.out.println("... written to out.txt.");
outputStream.close();
} catch(FileNotFoundException e){
System.out.println("Error opening the file out.txt."+ e.getMessage());
}
}
}
Overwriting a File
In the previous example:
-Opening an output file creates a new file if it does not already exist
- If the file is existing,it will overwrite the file, i.e., data in the original file is lost
因為之前都是overwrite
Appending to a Text File
To add/append to a file instead of replacing it, use a different constructor for FileOutputStream:
outputStream = new PrintWriter(new FileOutputStream("out.txt", true));
outputStream = new PrintWriter(new FileOutputStream("out.txt”));
for (int count = 1; count <= 10; count++)
outputStream.println(count);
outputStream.close();
outputStream = new PrintWriter(new FileOutputStream("out.txt”, true));
for (int count = 1; count <= 10; count++)
outputStream.println(count);
outputStream.close();
Closing a File
After writing a file, you should close the FileOutputStream and the PrintWriter
fileOutputStream.close();
outputStream.close();
-Why close the file?
To make sure it is closed if a program ends abnormally (it could get damaged if it is left open) Flush the stream Calling close() on a wrapper stream should close the child stream. E.g., if a PrintWriter is closed, the FileOutputStream it linked with is also closed.
-outputStream.close();
Both the PrintWriter and FileOutputStream have been closed!!! 程序是通過PrintWriter——》FileOutputStream 接觸到TXT（比如），如果關閉了 FileOutputStream 就直接斷開了程序與文件的聯系，就等於兩者都關閉了。
Text File Input
To open a text file for input: connect a text file to a stream for reading a BufferedReader object, which uses FileReader to open a text file FileReader “connects” BufferedReader to the text file
FileReader s = new FileReader(“input.txt");
BufferedReader inStream = new BufferedReader(s);
Or:
BufferedReader inStream = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(“input.txt"));
try {
FileReader fr=new FileReader("input.txt");
BufferedReader inputStream = new BufferedReader(fr);
String line = null;
while((line=inputStream.readLine())!=null) // Check whether reached the end
System.out.println(line); // Read a line from the file
inputStream.close();
} catch(FileNotFoundException e) {
System.out.println("File not found.");
} catch(IOException e) {
System.out.println("Error reading from file " + fileName);
}
StringTokenizer
There are methods to read a line and a character, but not just a single word
StringTokenizer:
Token: a block of (useful) text
Delimiter: is a character used to separate items of data
E.g., CSV files: comma-delimited
Create a StringTokenizer instance you can specify delimiters (the character or characters that separate words)
the default delimiters are: space, tab, and newline
StringTokenizer(String str, String delim, boolean returnDelims) //str--The string to be separated delim--The delimiters returnDelims--Whether return delimiters as tokens
Read an integer by using BufferedReader
No methods to read numbers directly Read numbers as Strings and then convert them:
try{
String line =inputStream.readLine();
int value = Integer.parseInt(line);
} catch(java.lang.NumberFormatException e){
…
} catch(IOException e){ …}
Creating Scanner objects
We can create a Scanner object by invoking several different constructors.
Scanner(File source)
Constructs a new Scanner that produces values scanned from the specified file.
Scanner(InputStream source)
Constructs a new Scanner that produces values scanned from the specified input stream.
Scanner(String source)
Constructs a new Scanner that produces values scanned from the specified string. …
Example (read a line from keyboard):
Scanner sc = new Scanner (System.in);
Next Methods/hasNext methods
Example:
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
int i=sc.nextInt();
Scanner sc = new Scanner (System.in);
System.out.print ("Enter first int: ");
while (sc.hasNextInt()) {
int i = sc.nextInt();
System.out.println("You entered " + i);
System.out.print ("Enter another int: ");
}
Delimiters in Scanner
Default delimiters are: space, tab, new line