project4dnesselrode

Class FileInterface

java.lang.Object

project4dnesselrode.FileInterface

public class FileInterface
extends java.lang.Object

Contains methods to open and read data from an input file.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FileInterface(java.lang.String filename) Opens the specified input file

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	closeFile() Closes the input file.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns data from the input file that will be used to build other objects.
void	loadData() Reads a line of the input file and stores the data.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileInterface

public FileInterface(java.lang.String filename)
              throws java.io.FileNotFoundException

Opens the specified input file

Parameters:

filename - the name of the input file

Throws:

java.io.FileNotFoundException - if the file is not found

Method Detail

loadData

public void loadData()
              throws java.io.IOException

Reads a line of the input file and stores the data.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - for invalid I/O

closeFile

public void closeFile()
               throws java.io.IOException

Closes the input file.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - for invalid I/O

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns data from the input file that will be used to build other objects.

Returns:

the data read from the input file