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 15 public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException { 16 17 String inputFileName = "IslandInTheSun.text"; 18 String outputFilename = "IslandInTheSunReversed.text"; 19 String[] words = readWordsFromFile(inputFileName); 20 writeWordsToFile(words, outputFilename); 21 22 } 23 24 private static final int LIMIT = 1000; 25 26 private static String[] readWordsFromFile(String inputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException { 27 //Equate a scanner with the input file 28 Scanner scanner = establishScanner(inputFileName); 29 //Read the words from the file into an oversized array 30 String[] temp = new String[LIMIT]; 31 int index = 0; 32 while(scanner.hasNext()) { 33 String word = scanner.next(); 34 temp[index] = word; 35 index = index + 1; 36 37 } 38 39 int wordCount = index; 40 //Transfer the words to a perfectly sized array 41 String[] words = new String[wordCount]; 42 for(int x = 0; x < wordCount; x = x + 1) { 43 words[x] = temp[x]; 44 } 45 //Return the words 46 return words; 47 } 48 49 private static void writeWordsToFile(String[] words, String outputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException { 50 //Equate a printer with an output file 51 PrintWriter printer = getPrintWriter(outputFileName); 52 //Print the words to the file 53 for (int x = words.length -1; x >= 0; x = x - 1) { 54 printer.println(words[x]); 55 56 } 57 printer.close(); 58 } 59 60 private static Scanner establishScanner(String inputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException { 61 String fullFileName = createFullFileName(inputFileName); 62 return new Scanner(new File(fullFileName)); 63 } 64 65 private static PrintWriter getPrintWriter(String outputFileName) throws FileNotFoundException { 66 String fullFileName = createFullFileName(outputFileName); 67 PrintWriter printer = new PrintWriter(fullFileName); 68 return printer; 69 } 70 71 private static String createFullFileName(String fileName) { 72 String separator = System.getProperty("file.separator"); 73 String home = System.getProperty("user.home"); 74 String path = home + separator + "CS1Files" + separator + "Data" + separator; 75 String fullFileName = path + fileName; 76 return fullFileName; 77 } 78 79 80 } 81