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Thread: FileWrite Over-Writing txt Files. D:

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    Default FileWrite Over-Writing txt Files. D:

    Is There anyway to prevent this from happening?

        File myFile = new File(username.getText() + ".txt");
        try {
     
            FileWriter fw = new FileWriter(myFile);
            PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(fw);
            pw.println("Username: " + username.getText());
            pw.println("Password: " + password.getText());
     
            pw.close();
     
        }   catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
                System.err.println("File not found: " + myFile);
        }   catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
        }


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    Default Re: FileWrite Over-Writing txt Files. D:

    Throws: IOException ?

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    Default Re: FileWrite Over-Writing txt Files. D:

    Yes, the FileWriter constructors that take a File or String arguments can all throw an IOException. The documentation I linked to explains when - eg you specify a directory rather than a file, or you don't have file write permissions etc.

    This is over and above the FileNotFoundException which you are already dealing with. You have to deal with IOException as well.

    At the moment you are catching a general Exception. If you want to deal specifically with the IOException, do so after FileNotFoundException because IOException is more general.

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    Or do you mean your program is throwing an IOException at runtime? If so, post the code you are currently using and the full stack trace.

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    Default Re: FileWrite Over-Writing txt Files. D:

    Like i'm making a dashboard for logging in to a another window
    i don't know if it should be before are after, what do you think?

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    Default Re: FileWrite Over-Writing txt Files. D:

    Quote Originally Posted by pbrockway2 View Post
    Yes, the FileWriter constructors that take a File or String arguments can all throw an IOException. The documentation I linked to explains when - eg you specify a directory rather than a file, or you don't have file write permissions etc.

    This is over and above the FileNotFoundException which you are already dealing with. You have to deal with IOException as well.

    At the moment you are catching a general Exception. If you want to deal specifically with the IOException, do so after FileNotFoundException because IOException is more general.

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    Or do you mean your program is throwing an IOException at runtime? If so, post the code you are currently using and the full stack trace.
    sorry i read that wrong, no its working but it writesover like

    username: lol
    password: lol

    If i login with a password like lol2 the txt file will say
    username: lol
    password: lol2

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    Default Re: FileWrite Over-Writing txt Files. D:

    What code are you using now?

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    Default Re: FileWrite Over-Writing txt Files. D:

    Same Code I Posted Earlier.

    Im not sure how to add a throw? o.o

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    Default Re: FileWrite Over-Writing txt Files. D:

    Then my advice remains what it was: use an appropriate FileWriter consructor.

    Did you read the documentation I linked to? Say if there's anything there that isn't clear. That form of the constructor will work with your current code because you are already catching Exception (which means basically anything that can go wrong.

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    Default Re: FileWrite Over-Writing txt Files. D:

    Yes but im using it for a button and not a class

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    Default Re: FileWrite Over-Writing txt Files. D:

    Continued on a new thread:
    http://www.javaprogrammingforums.com...exception.html

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