How to write in file from multiple threads

Question

I have problem. I need to create 9 files, each called from thread name. Each file will be called 1.txt, 2.txt, 3.txt etc. Each file will be filled with a symbol that corresponds to the name of the file (1.txt file is "1"). Each file should be 100 lines, each line length is 100 characters. This work must perform threads of execution and I\O. I need to read the contents of these files in the resulting file super.txt, when using several threads.

My code:

public class CustomThread extends Thread {

    Thread t;
    String threadName;

    CustomThread(String threadName) {
        this.threadName = threadName;
    }

    @Override
    public void run() {
        if (t == null) {
            t = new Thread(this);
        }
        add(threadName);
    }

    public void add(String threadName) {
        File f = new File(threadName + ".txt");

        if (!f.exists()) {
            try {
                f.createNewFile();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
                System.out.println("File does not exists!");
            }
        }

        FileWriter fw = null;
        try {
            fw = new FileWriter(f);
            for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
                for (int j = 0; j < 100; j++) {
                    fw.write(threadName);
                }
                fw.write('\n');
            }

        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.out.println("File does not exists!");
        }
    }
}

My main:

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        CustomThread T1 = new CustomThread("1");
        T1.start();

        CustomThread T2 = new CustomThread("2");
        T2.start();

    }
}

First question. I need, to make threads in cycle. Look on my main: I create

CustomThread T1 = new CustomThread("1");
T1.start();

But, i want to create 9 files in cycle. How to do this ?

Second question. I need to write in every my file from multiple threads.

Third question. How to write from multiple threads in result file five contents of thats files ?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 12 '15 at 18:15

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i want to create 9 files in cycle. How to do this ?

Use a loop

for (int i = 1; i <= 9; i++) {
   new CustomThread("" + i).start();
}

I need to write in every my file from multiple threads.

How do you do this? Open the files before you start the threads and lock them when ever you use them.

How to write from multiple threads in result file five contents of thats files ?

Can you rephrase that question?

answered Sep 12 '15 at 18:15

Peter Lawrey

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How to write from multiple threads in result file ? Result super.txt is file that contains all of that files. – Valeriu Sep 12 '15 at 18:24
Have a look at : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10027020/write-to-text-file-from-multiple-threads – Ravindra babu Sep 12 '15 at 18:25
@Valeriu "Open the file(s) before you start the threads and lock them when ever you use them." What is your doubt? – Peter Lawrey Sep 12 '15 at 18:26
@Peter. I don't understand you. how to do this ? – Valeriu Sep 12 '15 at 18:33
@Valeriu I assume you know how to open a file, and pass it as an argument, I also assume you know how to use `synchronized` and to write to a file. I assume you wrote the code above so you know how to do most of this already. – Peter Lawrey Sep 12 '15 at 18:40

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