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Thread: How to save statistics of a game in a binary file instead of txt file?

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    Question How to save statistics of a game in a binary file instead of txt file?

    Hello everyone! Im doing a BlackJack in Java for a proyect. And im done with it except for one thing, i must record the statistics after the game is closed ( wins, loses, ties, etc) in a binary file (filename.bin) and be able to load them when the game is reopened, similar to Solitaire statistics and such. I Have an idea on how to do this for a txt file but not for a bin file, any help please.? Thank you


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    Default Re: Saving statistics in a binary file

    You would just do it exactly the same as far as I'm aware, bin files can contain any data.

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    Default Re: Saving statistics in a binary file

    Quote Originally Posted by Freaky Chris View Post
    You would just do it exactly the same as far as I'm aware, bin files can contain any data.

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    Yes I would of said the same thing too. It will be the same as working with a .txt file.
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    Default Re: Saving statistics in a binary file

    Quote Originally Posted by JavaPF View Post
    Yes I would of said the same thing too. It will be the same as working with a .txt file.
    i see, well lets say i want to store the wins, loses and ties of a game, and i have that information stored in 3 different int variables, i want to store that info in a bin file, and then be able to retrieve it and add it to a JLabel to display it to the user, something like "Saved Stats". Can anyone help me briefly on how to do that,

    i tried doing what i thought it was going to work but it didnt , Well , thanks in advance

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    Default Re: Saving statistics in a binary file

    Hey FretDancer69,

    I have written this example for you. It will write the scores to a file and then read the file and print the scores.

    import java.io.*;
    import java.util.Scanner;
    import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
     
    public class FretDancer69 {
     
        /**
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         */
        public static File file = new File("file.bin");
        public static int win, lose, tie;
        public static int winFile, loseFile, tieFile;
     
        public static void writeFile() {
     
            String newLine = System.getProperty("line.separator");
     
            try {
                Writer output = null;
                output = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(file));
     
                output.write(Integer.toString(win));
                output.write(newLine);
                output.write(Integer.toString(lose));
                output.write(newLine);
                output.write(Integer.toString(tie));
                output.close();
                System.out.println("File written");
     
                readFile();
     
            } catch (Exception e) {
                System.out.println("Error writing file");
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
     
        public static void readFile() {
     
            System.out.println("Reading file");
     
            try {
                Scanner sc = new Scanner(file);
     
                while (sc.hasNextLine()) {
     
                    winFile = sc.nextInt();
                    loseFile = sc.nextInt();
                    tieFile = sc.nextInt();
                }
                sc.close();
                System.out.println("Read file");
            } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
                System.out.println(file + " cannot be found!");
            }
        }
     
        public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
     
            win = 10;
            lose = 2;
            tie = 1;
     
            FretDancer69 fd = new FretDancer69();
            fd.writeFile();
     
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Results from file: ");
            System.out.println("Wins = " + winFile);
            System.out.println("Loses = " + loseFile);
            System.out.println("Ties = " + tieFile);
        }
    }

    Example output:

    File written
    Reading file
    Read file

    Results from file:
    Wins = 10
    Loses = 2
    Ties = 1
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