1 package arraylistplay; 2 3 import java.io.File; 4 import java.io.FileNotFoundException; 5 import java.io.IOException; 6 import java.io.PrintWriter; 7 import java.util.ArrayList; 8 import java.util.Scanner; 9 10 public class ReverseCopy { 11 12 public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException { 13 String inputFileName = "GirlOnATrainLyrics.text"; 14 String outputFileName = "GirlOnATrainLyricsReversed.text"; 15 ArrayList<String> words = readWordsFromFile(inputFileName); 16 writeWordsToFile(words, outputFileName); 17 } 18 19 private static void writeWordsToFile(ArrayList<String> words, String outputFileName) 20 throws FileNotFoundException { 21 //Equate a printer with an output file 22 PrintWriter printer = getPrintWriter(outputFileName); 23 //Print the words to the file 24 for (int x = words.size() - 1; x >= 0; x = x - 1) { 25 printer.println(words.get(x)); 26 } 27 printer.close(); 28 } 29 30 private static PrintWriter getPrintWriter(String outputFileName) 31 throws FileNotFoundException { 32 String fullFileName = createFullFileName(outputFileName); 33 PrintWriter printer = new PrintWriter(fullFileName); 34 return printer; 35 } 36 37 private static ArrayList<String> readWordsFromFile(String inputFileName) 38 throws FileNotFoundException { 39 //Equate a scanner with the input file 40 Scanner scanner = establishScanner(inputFileName); 41 //Read the words from the file into a dynamically growing Array List 42 ArrayList<String> words = new ArrayList<>(); 43 while (scanner.hasNext()) { 44 String word = scanner.next(); 45 words.add(word); 46 } 47 // Return the words 48 return words; 49 } 50 51 private static Scanner establishScanner(String inputFileName) 52 throws FileNotFoundException { 53 String fullFileName = createFullFileName(inputFileName); 54 return new Scanner(new File(fullFileName)); 55 } 56 57 private static String createFullFileName(String fileName) { 58 String separator = System.getProperty("file.seperator"); 59 String home = System.getProperty("user.home"); 60 String path = home + separator + "CS1Files" + separator + "data" + separator; 61 String fullFileName = path + fileName; 62 return fullFileName; 63 } 64 65 } 66 67