1    /* 
2     program for writing lyrics in reverse. 
3     */
4    
5    package arrayplay;
6    
7    import java.io.File;
8    import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
9    import java.io.IOException;
10   import java.io.PrintWriter;
11   import java.util.Scanner;
12   
13   public class ReverseCopy {
14       public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
15           String inputFileName = "SophomoreSlump.text";
16           String outputFileName = "SophomoreSlumpReversed.text";
17           String[] words = readWordsFromFile(inputFileName);
18           writeWordsToFile(words, outputFileName);
19       }
20   
21       private static final int LIMIT = 1000;
22   
23       private static String[] readWordsFromFile(String inputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException {
24           // equate a scanner with the input file
25           Scanner scanner = establishScanner(inputFileName);
26           // read the words from the file into an oversized array
27           String[] temp = new String[LIMIT];
28           int index = 0;
29           while (scanner.hasNext()) {
30               String word = scanner.next();
31               temp[index] = word;
32               index = index + 1;
33           }
34           int wordCount = index;
35           // transfer the words into a perfectly sized array
36           String[] words = new String[wordCount];
37           for (int x = 0; x < wordCount; x = x+1) {
38               words[x] = temp[x];
39           }
40           // return the words
41           return words;
42       }
43   
44       private static void writeWordsToFile(String[] words, String outputFileName) throws IOException {
45           // equate a printer with an output file
46           PrintWriter printer = getprintWriter(outputFileName);
47           // print the words to the file
48           for ( int x = words.length-1; x >= 0; x = x-1 ) {
49               printer.println(words[x]);
50           }
51           printer.close();
52       }
53   
54       private static Scanner establishScanner(String inputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException{
55           String fullFileName = createFullFileName(inputFileName);
56           return new Scanner(new File(fullFileName));
57       }
58   
59       private static PrintWriter getprintWriter(String outputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException{
60           String fullFileName = createFullFileName(outputFileName);
61           PrintWriter printer = new PrintWriter(fullFileName);
62           return printer;
63       }
64   
65       // create the full file name for a simple file name, assuming that it will be
66       // found in the CS1Files/data subdirectory of the user's home directory.
67   
68       private static String createFullFileName(String fileName) {
69           String separator = System.getProperty("file.separator");
70           String home = System.getProperty("user.home");
71           String path = home + separator + "CS1Files" + separator + "data" + separator;
72           String fullFileName = path + fileName;
73           return fullFileName;
74       }
75   
76   }