OF FILES AND STREAMS

When Dealing with file reading and writing, several types of classes exist that can help you (and confuse you at the same time). Generally, the table below will show how you use the classes discussed in class.

	Reading	Writing	Accessing a FileName
Text Files	Use DataInputStream (deprecated) see example	Use PrintStream see example	FileInputStream/FileOutputStream
Objects (serialized)	Use ObjectInputStream *remember to type-cast as you read your objects see example	Use ObjectOutputStream see example	FileInputStream/FileOutputStream
Another way for reading text	BufferedReader (better than DataInputStream) see example		FileReader
Another way for writing text		PrintWriter see example	FileWriter
Dealing with Filenames	To open an existing filename, use FileInputStream("filename.txt")	To create a new file, use FileOutputStream("filename.txt")