Most efficient way to write a string to a file

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How do I save a String to a text file using Java?

I want to add a reading from a machine to a file (Java). The reading will be in the form of a string that I have formatted. The file is just a text file. At the moment I am considering Filewriter/Buffered writer is this the correct one to use?

Usually the buffered readers are best but I would advise trying a couple of ways and then timing them. These things often have lots of factors affecting performance — RNJ, Oct 30 '12 at 08:40
What is a "reading"? Do you just want to write a string to a text file? — Jesper, Oct 30 '12 at 08:44

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 30 '12 at 08:46

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Use FileWriter will do you job.

BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter( new FileWriter( yourfilename));
writer.write( yourstring);
// do stuff 
writer.close();

answered Oct 30 '12 at 08:46

Sumit Singh

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score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 30 '12 at 08:42

If you are planning to use the JDK alone, you might want to consider wrapping your BufferedWriter with a PrintWriter as in

PrintWriter printWriter=new PrintWriter(bufferedWriter);
printWriter.println(yourString);

The printWriter comes with a nice println method.

Or if you are free to use external libraries, try FileUtils writeStringToFile

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 30 '12 at 08:46

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Yup. Use java.io.BufferedWriter.

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answered Oct 30 '12 at 08:43

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Most efficient way to write a string to a file

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