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/*
* Copyright (c) Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.com/, 1996-2002.
* All rights reserved. Software written by Ian F. Darwin and others.
* $Id: LICENSE,v 1.8 2004/02/09 03:33:38 ian Exp $
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
* are met:
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS''
* AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
* TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
* PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
* BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
* CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
* SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
* INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
* CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
* ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
* POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*
* Java, the Duke mascot, and all variants of Sun's Java "steaming coffee
* cup" logo are trademarks of Sun Microsystems. Sun's, and James Gosling's,
* pioneering role in inventing and promulgating (and standardizing) the Java
* language and environment is gratefully acknowledged.
*
* The pioneering role of Dennis Ritchie and Bjarne Stroustrup, of AT&T, for
* inventing predecessor languages C and C++ is also gratefully acknowledged.
*/
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* Work with temporary files in Java.
*
* @author Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.com/
* @version $Id: TempFiles.java,v 1.3 2004/02/09 03:33:47 ian Exp $
*/
public class TempFiles {
public static void main(String[] argv) throws IOException {
// 1. Make an existing file temporary
// Construct a File object for the backup created by editing
// this source file. The file probably already exists.
// My editor creates backups by putting ~ at the end of the name.
File bkup = new File("Rename.java~");
// Arrange to have it deleted when the program ends.
bkup.deleteOnExit();
// 2. Create a new temporary file.
// Make a file object for foo.tmp, in the default temp directory
File tmp = File.createTempFile("foo", "tmp");
// Report on the filename that it made up for us.
System.out.println("Your temp file is " + tmp.getCanonicalPath());
// Arrange for it to be deleted at exit.
tmp.deleteOnExit();
// Now do something with the temporary file, without having to
// worry about deleting it later.
writeDataInTemp(tmp.getCanonicalPath());
}
public static void writeDataInTemp(String tempnam) {
// This version is dummy. Use your imagination.
}
}
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