Class DbaseFileWriter

Object
DbaseFileWriter
All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, AutoCloseable

public class DbaseFileWriter extends Object implements Closeable
A DbaseFileWriter is used to write a dbase III format file. The general use of this class is:
 DbaseFileHeader header = ...
 WritableFileChannel out = new FileOutputStream("thefile.dbf").getChannel();
 DbaseFileWriter w = new DbaseFileWriter(header,out);
 while ( moreRecords ) {
   w.write( getMyRecord() );
 }
 w.close();
 
You must supply the moreRecords and getMyRecord() logic...
Author:
Ian Schneider
  • Constructor Details

    • DbaseFileWriter

      public DbaseFileWriter(DbaseFileHeader header, WritableByteChannel out) throws IOException
      Create a DbaseFileWriter using the specified header and writing to the given channel.
      Parameters:
      header - The DbaseFileHeader to write.
      out - The Channel to write to.
      Throws:
      IOException - If errors occur while initializing.
    • DbaseFileWriter

      public DbaseFileWriter(DbaseFileHeader header, WritableByteChannel out, Charset charset) throws IOException
      Create a DbaseFileWriter using the specified header and writing to the given channel.
      Parameters:
      header - The DbaseFileHeader to write.
      out - The Channel to write to.
      Throws:
      IOException - If errors occur while initializing.
    • DbaseFileWriter

      public DbaseFileWriter(DbaseFileHeader header, WritableByteChannel out, Charset charset, TimeZone timeZone) throws IOException
      Create a DbaseFileWriter using the specified header and writing to the given channel.
      Parameters:
      header - The DbaseFileHeader to write.
      out - The Channel to write to.
      charset - The charset the dbf is (will be) encoded in
      Throws:
      IOException - If errors occur while initializing.
  • Method Details

    • write

      public void write(Object[] record) throws IOException, DbaseFileException
      Write a single dbase record.
      Parameters:
      record - The entries to write.
      Throws:
      IOException - If IO error occurs.
      DbaseFileException - If the entry doesn't comply to the header.
    • close

      public void close() throws IOException
      Release resources associated with this writer. Highly recommended
      Specified by:
      close in interface AutoCloseable
      Specified by:
      close in interface Closeable
      Throws:
      IOException - If errors occur.
    • getReportFieldSizeErrors

      public boolean getReportFieldSizeErrors()
    • setReportFieldSizeErrors

      public void setReportFieldSizeErrors(boolean reportFieldSizeErrors)
    • getHeader

      public DbaseFileHeader getHeader()