org.jwarp.util.io
Class FileUtil

java.lang.Object
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public final class FileUtil

extends java.lang.Object

This class provides some facilities for manipulating files.

Author:

Anatole Tresch

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	catPath(java.lang.String firstPath, java.lang.String secondPath) This will concatenate 2 paths, dealing with .. (
static void	cleanDirectory(java.io.File directory) Clean a directory without deleting it.
static void	cleanDirectory(java.lang.String directory) Clean a directory without deleting it.
static void	copyFile(java.io.File source, java.io.File destination) Copy a file from source to destination.
static void	copyFileToDirectory(java.io.File source, java.io.File destinationDirectory) Copy a file from source to destination.
static void	copyFileToDirectory(java.lang.String source, java.lang.String destinationDirectory) Copy a file from source to destination.
static void	copyURLToFile(java.net.URL source, java.io.File destination) Extract a url's content and write it to a file.
static void	deleteDirectory(java.io.File directory) Recursively delete a directory.
static void	deleteDirectory(java.lang.String directory) Recursively delete a directory.
static void	forceDelete(java.io.File file) Delete a file.
static void	forceDelete(java.lang.String file) Delete a file.
static java.lang.String	removeExtention(java.lang.String filename) Remove the file extension from a file path.
static java.lang.String	removePath(java.lang.String filepath) Removes the directory path thus returning the file name only.
static java.io.File	resolveFile(java.io.File baseFile, java.lang.String filename) Resolve a file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

removeExtention

public static java.lang.String removeExtention(java.lang.String filename)

Remove the file extension from a file path.

Parameters:

filename - The source file name

return - The filename without any extension

removePath

public static java.lang.String removePath(java.lang.String filepath)

Removes the directory path thus returning the file name only.

Parameters:

filepath - The whole file path

Returns:

The file name

copyFileToDirectory

public static void copyFileToDirectory(java.lang.String source,
                                       java.lang.String destinationDirectory)
                                throws java.io.IOException

Copy a file from source to destination.

Parameters:

source - The source file

destinationDirectory - The destination directory

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If something went wrong

copyFileToDirectory

public static void copyFileToDirectory(java.io.File source,
                                       java.io.File destinationDirectory)
                                throws java.io.IOException

Copy a file from source to destination.

Parameters:

source - The source file

destinationDirectory - The destination directory

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If something went wrong

copyFile

public static void copyFile(java.io.File source,
                            java.io.File destination)
                     throws java.io.IOException

Copy a file from source to destination.

Parameters:

source - The source file

destination - The destination file

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If something went wrong

copyURLToFile

public static void copyURLToFile(java.net.URL source,
                                 java.io.File destination)
                          throws java.io.IOException

Extract a url's content and write it to a file.

Parameters:

source - The url

destination - The destination file

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If something went wrong

catPath

public static java.lang.String catPath(java.lang.String firstPath,
                                       java.lang.String secondPath)

This will concatenate 2 paths, dealing with .. ( /a/b/c + d = /a/b/d, /a/b/c + ../d = /a/d )

Parameters:

firstPath - The first path

secondPath - The decondPath

Returns:

null if error occurs

resolveFile

public static java.io.File resolveFile(java.io.File baseFile,
                                       java.lang.String filename)

Resolve a file.

Parameters:

baseFile - The base file

filename - The filename

Returns:

The file resolved

forceDelete

public static void forceDelete(java.lang.String file)
                        throws java.io.IOException

Delete a file. If file is directory delete it and all sub-directories.

Parameters:

file - The file or directory

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If something went wrong

forceDelete

public static void forceDelete(java.io.File file)
                        throws java.io.IOException

Delete a file. If file is directory delete it and all sub-directories.

Parameters:

file - The file or directory

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If something went wrong

deleteDirectory

public static void deleteDirectory(java.lang.String directory)
                            throws java.io.IOException

Recursively delete a directory.

Parameters:

directory - The directory

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If something went wrong

deleteDirectory

public static void deleteDirectory(java.io.File directory)
                            throws java.io.IOException

Recursively delete a directory.

Parameters:

directory - The directory

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If something went wrong

cleanDirectory

public static void cleanDirectory(java.lang.String directory)
                           throws java.io.IOException

Clean a directory without deleting it.

Parameters:

directory - The directory

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If something went wrong

cleanDirectory

public static void cleanDirectory(java.io.File directory)
                           throws java.io.IOException

Clean a directory without deleting it.

Parameters:

directory - The directory

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If something went wrong