org.moeaframework.util.io
Class FileUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.moeaframework.util.io.FileUtils

public class FileUtils
extends Object

Helper methods for working with files beyond what is provided by File.

Method Summary

static void	copy(File source, File destination) Copies all the bytes from one file to another.
static void	delete(File file) Deletes a file.
static void	mkdir(File directory) Creates the specified directory if it does not yet exist.
static void	move(File source, File destination) Moves the file from one path to another.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

move

public static void move(File source,
                        File destination)
                 throws IOException

Moves the file from one path to another. This method can rename a file or move it to a different directory, like the Unix mv command.

Parameters:

source - the source file

destination - the destination file

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs

copy

public static void copy(File source,
                        File destination)
                 throws IOException

Copies all the bytes from one file to another. .

Parameters:

source - the source file

destination - the destination file

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurred

delete

public static void delete(File file)
                   throws IOException

Deletes a file.

Parameters:

file - the file to delete

Throws:

IOException - if the file could not be deleted

mkdir

public static void mkdir(File directory)
                  throws IOException

Creates the specified directory if it does not yet exist.

Parameters:

directory - the directory to create

Throws:

IOException - if the directory could not be created