Package edu.odu.cs.cs350

Class FilenameReader

java.lang.Object

edu.odu.cs.cs350.FilenameReader

public class FilenameReader
extends Object

This class reads the file path or file name and makes sure that the specified file exists. If it exists it returns the file name to the main class. If it does not exist it throws a FileNotFoundException.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FilenameReader()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	getFilename(String filePath)	Reads the file, validates that the referenced file exists, and returns the filename as a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

FilenameReader

public FilenameReader()

Method Details

getFilename

public static String getFilename(String filePath)
                          throws FileNotFoundException

Reads the file, validates that the referenced file exists, and returns the filename as a string.

If the user enters a filename that does not correspond to an existing file on the filesystem, this method throws a FileNotFoundException.

Parameters:

filePath - the path to the file

Returns:

the validated filename

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - if the file does not exist or is not a regular file