1    /* 
2     * Program featuring straight up arrays and file IO to read and reverse copy a lyric. 
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 = "TakeMeHomeCountryRoads.text";
16           String outputFileName = "TakeMeHomeCountryRoadsReverse.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 to 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       private static void writeWordsToFile(String[] words, String outputFileName) throws IOException {
44           // Equate a printer with an output file
45           PrintWriter printer = getPrintWriter(outputFileName);
46           // Print the words to the file
47           for ( int x = words.length-1; x >= 0; x = x-1) {
48               printer.println(words[x]);
49           }
50           printer.close();
51       }
52   
53       private static Scanner establishScanner(String inputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException {
54           String fullfileName = createFullFileName(inputFileName);
55           return new Scanner(new File(fullfileName));
56       }
57   
58       private static PrintWriter getPrintWriter(String outputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException {
59           String fullFileName = createFullFileName(outputFileName);
60           PrintWriter printer = new PrintWriter(fullFileName);
61           return printer;
62       }
63   
64       //Create the full file name for a simple file name, assuming that it will be
65       //found in the CS1Files/data subdirectory of the user's home directory.
66   
67       private static String createFullFileName(String fileName) {
68           String separator = System.getProperty("file.separator");
69           String home = System.getProperty("user.home");
70           String path = home + separator + "CS1Files" + separator + "data" + separator;
71           String fullFileName = path + fileName;
72           return fullFileName;
73       }
74   
75   }
76