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## java.io
Class FileWriter

    java.lang.Object
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      +--java.io.Writer
            |
            +--java.io.OutputStreamWriter
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                  +--java.io.FileWriter

public class FileWriter
extends OutputStreamWriter

Convenience class for writing character files. The constructors of this class assume that the default character encoding and the default byte-buffer size are acceptable. To specify these values yourself, construct an OutputStreamWriter on a FileOutputStream.

Since:
  JDK1.1
See Also:
  `OutputStreamWriter`, `FileOutputStream`

Fields inherited from class java.io.Writer
`lock`

Constructor Summary
`FileWriter(File file)` Constructs a FileWriter object given a File object.
`FileWriter(FileDescriptor fd)` Constructs a FileWriter object associated with a file descriptor.
`FileWriter(String fileName)` Constructs a FileWriter object given a file name.
`FileWriter(String fileName, boolean append)` Constructs a FileWriter object given a file name with a boolean indicating whether or not to append the data written.

Methods inherited from class java.io.OutputStreamWriter
`close, flush, getEncoding, write, write, write`

Methods inherited from class java.io.Writer
`write, write`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### FileWriter

    public FileWriter(String fileName)
               throws IOException

  Constructs a FileWriter object given a file name.
  Parameters:
    `fileName` - String The system-dependent filename.
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if the specified file is not found or if some other I/O error occurs.

### FileWriter

    public FileWriter(String fileName,
                      boolean append)
               throws IOException

  Constructs a FileWriter object given a file name with a boolean indicating whether or not to append the data written.
  Parameters:
    `fileName` - String The system-dependent filename.
    `append` - boolean if `true`, then data will be written to the end of the file rather than the beginning.
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if the specified file is not found or if some other I/O error occurs.

### FileWriter

    public FileWriter(File file)
               throws IOException

  Constructs a FileWriter object given a File object.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File object to write to.
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if the specified file is not found or if some other I/O error occurs.

### FileWriter

    public FileWriter(FileDescriptor fd)

  Constructs a FileWriter object associated with a file descriptor.
  Parameters:
    `fd` - FileDescriptor object to write to.

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