com.linuxense.javadbf
Class DBFWriter

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.linuxense.javadbf.DBFBase
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        +--com.linuxense.javadbf.DBFWriter

public class DBFWriter

extends DBFBase

An object of this class can create a DBF file. Create an object,
then define fields by creating DBFField objects and
add them to the DBFWriter object
add records using the addRecord() method and then
call write() method.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.linuxense.javadbf.DBFBase

characterSetName, END_OF_DATA

Constructor Summary

DBFWriter()
Creates an empty Object.

DBFWriter(java.io.File dbfFile)
Creates a DBFWriter which can append to records to an existing DBF file.

Method Summary

void	addRecord(java.lang.Object[] values) Add a record.
void	setFields(DBFField[] fields) Sets fields.
void	write()
void	write(java.io.OutputStream out) Writes the set data to the OutputStream.

Methods inherited from class com.linuxense.javadbf.DBFBase

getCharactersetName, setCharactersetName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DBFWriter

public DBFWriter()

Creates an empty Object.

DBFWriter

public DBFWriter(java.io.File dbfFile)
          throws DBFException

Creates a DBFWriter which can append to records to an existing DBF file.

Throws:

Throws - DBFException if the passed in file does exist but not a valid DBF file, or if an IO error occurs.

DBFException

Method Detail

setFields

public void setFields(DBFField[] fields)
               throws DBFException

Sets fields.

DBFException

addRecord

public void addRecord(java.lang.Object[] values)
               throws DBFException

Add a record.

DBFException

write

public void write(java.io.OutputStream out)
           throws DBFException

Writes the set data to the OutputStream.

DBFException

write

public void write()
           throws DBFException

DBFException