Package adams.core.io

Class TempUtils

java.lang.Object

adams.core.io.TempUtils

public class TempUtils
extends Object

Functionality related to temporary directory and temporary files.
The temp directory can be overridden using the PROPERTY_TMPDIR property.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected static String	m_TempDir	the temporary directory.
static String	PROPERTY_TMPDIR	property indicating the temp directory to use.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TempUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static File	createTempFile(PlaceholderDirectory dir, String prefix, String suffix)	Creates a temp file name in the specified directory.
static File	createTempFile(String file)	Assembles a temp file in the user's temp directory.
static File	createTempFile(String prefix, String suffix)	Creates a temp file name in the user's temp directory.
static File	getTempDirectory()	Returns the temporary directory.
static String	getTempDirectoryStr()	Returns the temporary directory as string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

PROPERTY_TMPDIR

public static final String PROPERTY_TMPDIR

property indicating the temp directory to use.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

m_TempDir

protected static String m_TempDir

the temporary directory.

Constructor Detail

TempUtils

public TempUtils()

Method Detail

createTempFile

public static File createTempFile(PlaceholderDirectory dir,
                                  String prefix,
                                  String suffix)

Creates a temp file name in the specified directory.

Parameters:

dir - the directory for the temp file, use null for user's temp dir

prefix - the prefix for the name, can be null

suffix - the suffix, eg the extension (must incl dot), can be null

Returns:

the generated file name

createTempFile

public static File createTempFile(String prefix,
                                  String suffix)

Creates a temp file name in the user's temp directory.

Parameters:

prefix - the prefix for the name, can be null

suffix - the suffix, eg the extension (must incl dot), can be null

Returns:

the generated file name

createTempFile

public static File createTempFile(String file)

Assembles a temp file in the user's temp directory.

Parameters:

file - the file (w/o path) to place in the temp directory

Returns:

the generated file name

getTempDirectoryStr

public static String getTempDirectoryStr()

Returns the temporary directory as string.

Returns:

the temp directory

getTempDirectory

public static File getTempDirectory()

Returns the temporary directory.

Returns:

the temp directory