write to file and display results

[sandbudd]

Hey Guys I am a new to java and need to write a users input to a file and display the information. I can get it to display but cannot get it to write to the file. I am sure this is something simple if I could please have some help. If I take this out it shows the info
try{
// Create file
FileWriter fstream = new FileWriter("out.txt");
BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(fstream);

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.*;

public class StringVariables {

public static void main(String[] args) {

try{
    // Create file
    FileWriter fstream = new FileWriter("out.txt");
        BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(fstream);

Scanner user_input = new Scanner (System.in);

String userId;
System.out.print("Enter Product ID: ");
userId = user_input.next();

String productName;
System.out.print("Enter product name: ");
productName  = user_input.next();

String productPrice;
System.out.print("Enter product price: ");
productPrice  = user_input.next();

}

}

}

[sunde887]

First, I suggest you use readLine, read simply grabs everything in the first word(stops at first space character).

The problem is your code just gets input and stores it, it never displays it or write to the file.

You also should consider to catching exceptions.

[sandbudd]

Ya the problem is that my professor is making us use TextPad which as I am sure you know gives no help...

[sandbudd]

Please remember that I am very new to this so any help with explanations would be great and thanks so much in advance...

[sunde887]

Using text pad isn't too bad, you will learn well like that. Does it have syntax highlighting?

When you use methods or classes that can throw exceptions you wrap them in try catch clauses.

You try to do something, and you are ready to catch and handle the exceptional situations that may occur.

So when you open streams you want to be ready to catch an IOException. Google the oracle tutorials for exceptions and file writing.

You want to prompt the user for input and store it in the string variables with a scanner like you did. Then you can use the variables to display the info, and finally write to file.

Pseudo code

declare scanner initialize scanner
prompt for input
store input in variables
print variables
try
  open streams
  write to file
end try
catch
  catch pertinent exceptions
end catch
finally
  try
    close streams
  end try
  catch
    catch exceptions
  end catch
end finally

[sandbudd]

sunde887 isn't that what I have done? I am not asking you to do the work for me but if you could give me an example it would be greatly appreciated as I have to turn this in tomorrow with it functioning.

[sunde887]

Your code just opens the streams and then gets the input. It never prints or writes the input to the file.

[sandbudd]

is that the out.write command?

[sunde887]

Perhaps, the best way to learn this is to try it out. The io tutorials also give fairly good examples of writing to a file.

[RichersooN]

I think the best file reader is
FileInputStream in BufferedReader with StringTokenizer

[sunde887]

He is looking to write not read, and shy use string tokenizer? According to the API, it's a legacy class and it's use is discouraged.

StringTokenizer is a legacy class that is retained for compatibility reasons although its use is discouraged in new code. It is recommended that anyone seeking this functionality use the split method of String or the java.util.regex package instead.

That is from the API.

Also, I believe buffered reader or print writer are preferred(not 100% on this)

Hopefully I am not responding to one of those spammers with vague semi comparable statements.

[JosAH]

I think the best file reader is
FileInputStream in BufferedReader with StringTokenizer

Care to elaborate on that non sequitur statement?

kind regards,

Jos

[RichersooN]

He is looking to write not read, and shy use string tokenizer? According to the API, it's a legacy class and it's use is discouraged.

StringTokenizer is a legacy class that is retained for compatibility reasons although its use is discouraged in new code. It is recommended that anyone seeking this functionality use the split method of String or the java.util.regex package instead.

That is from the API.

Also, I believe buffered reader or print writer are preferred(not 100% on this)

Hopefully I am not responding to one of those spammers with vague semi comparable statements.

I thought he also look for read file, cause the title is "write to file and display results"

I don't know whats the history of StringTokenizer but its work perfectly fine to my Java Projects with Textfiles as database

[RichersooN]

The best file writer is
FileWriter in a BufferedWriter
Cause you can choose whether you append data to a textfile or you rewrite the whole data of textfile

[RichersooN]

Care to elaborate on that non sequitur statement?

kind regards,

Jos

Its with him to google the API for that

[JosAH]

Its with him to google the API for that

That would be fun: we can all reply our "claims out of the blue" and tell the OP to google for the validity of our claims. OK, here goes: the best class for data input is the InputStream; it gives you byte level control, something other classes don't offer and you can do with those bytes whatever you want. Google is your friend.

kind reards,

Jos

[RichersooN]

You don't need google? w3w
Google is your enemy? Monsterific

[sandbudd]

Thanks guys for all the help but I still cannot get it to work...would someone please show me the code please....

[sunde887]

We don't do that here. I know how frustrating it can get to be stuck, but getting the code doesn't help you learn. Show us your latest attempts and say what you are stuck on.

[sandbudd]

This is where I am at...I know that I am missing something....I can get it to display but not write to a file?

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.*;

public class StringVariables {

public static void main(String[] args) {

try{
    // Create file
    FileWriter fstream = new FileWriter("out.txt");
        BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(fstream);

Scanner user_input = new Scanner (System.in);

String userId;
System.out.print("Enter Product ID: ");
userId = user_input.next();

String productName;
System.out.print("Enter product name: ");
productName  = user_input.next();

String productPrice;
System.out.print("Enter product price: ");
productPrice  = user_input.next();

}

}

}