/*
 * T03n02.java -- Use PrintWriter to create a text file.  PrintWriter
 * objects support print() and println() methods, and they work just
 * like System.out.print() and System.out.println() do for screen output.
 * (Probably not a big coincidence!)
 *
 * Only constructors in PrintWriter throw checked exceptions, so only
 * their invocations need to be in try blocks.
 *
 * The next example will show how to read a text file.
 */

import java.io.*;

public class T03n02
{
    public static void main (String [] args) 
    {
        final String     fileName = "T03n02.out";
        PrintWriter      textStream = null;

        System.out.println("Writing some text to the file '"
                       + fileName + "'...");

        try {

            textStream = new PrintWriter(fileName);

        } catch (IOException e) {

            System.out.println("I/O ERROR:  Something went wrong with the "
                             + "creation of the text file.\nHere's what "
                             + "I can tell you:");
            System.out.println("  The Error: " + e.getClass().getName());
            String mesg = e.getMessage();
            if (mesg == null) {
                System.out.println("The message:  None.");
            } else {
                System.out.println("The message: " + mesg);
            }
            System.out.println("The stack trace:");
            e.printStackTrace();

        }

        textStream.println("Programming today is a race between "
                         + "software engineers striving to build");
        textStream.println("bigger and better idiot-proof programs, "
                         + "and the universe trying to produce");
        textStream.println("bigger and better idiots. So far, the "
                         + "Universe is winning.  --- Rich Cook"); 

        textStream.close();  // Closing streams is a good habit to acquire

        System.out.println("Done!");

    }
}