/*
  Author  : Michael Robinson
  Program : filesFormatter.java
  Purpose : This program uses the Formatter class 
            this is a very quick way
            to create the file called fileone then we
            write data into into and finally
            close it.
            
  Updated : Jan 29, 2099
*/


import java.util.*;


public class filesFormatter 
{
    //creating a private global variable 
    private static Formatter fileName;

    
    public static void createAfile()
    {
    		
        try
	{
	    //make sure this file does NOT exist
	    //otherwise it will overwrite it (delete and re-create)
	    fileName = new Formatter( "fileOne" );
           
	    System.out.println( "I have created fileOne" );
	} 
	catch(Exception e)
	{
	    System.out.println( "fileOne was not created ERROR!!" );
            
        }
        	
    }//end public static void createAfile()
           
                
    public static void writeDataToFile(
                                 String fn, String ln, String major)
    {
        try
	{
	    //exactly as using printf
            //write data into file fileOne
	    fileName.format( "%s %s %s\n", fn, ln, major);
	    System.out.println( "Inserted record : " + 
                                 fn + " " + ln + " " + major );
        } 
	catch(Exception e)
	{
            System.out.println( "fileOne was not created ERROR!!" );
        }
           	
    }//end public static void writeDataToFile()
	
	
    public static void closeFile()
    {
        fileName.close();
        System.out.println( "File has been closed" );

    }//end public static void closeFile()
	
	
    public static void main( String arg[] )
    {
        createAfile(); //creates a file
         
        //writes the following data to the file
        writeDataToFile( "Joe", "Smith", "CS" );
        writeDataToFile( "Tom", "Richards", "IT" );
        writeDataToFile( "Daniel", "Thomason", "Math" );
        writeDataToFile( "Robert", "Lambert", "EE" );
        writeDataToFile( "Miguel", "Gonzalez", "CS" );
         
        closeFile();
     
    }//end public static void main( String arg[] )
     	
}//end public class filesFormatter