[sic] identifies misspelled words. You probably wanted to write "Java" with a capital J.
On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:08:15 PM UTC-5, Tobiah wrote: > > On 11/27/2012 2:38 PM, Lew wrote: > > Tobiah wrote: > > > > I am opening a file for append using BufferedWriter. Each time the > app > > is run, more data is added to the file. At first a made a little > class > > representing the file and gave it a write() method that would take a > > string > > and send it out, then flush() the Writer. I was wondering when I > > should > > close the file, or whether I really needed to. Will java [sic] > > close the file > > for me when the app goes away? Right now, since the writes are few > and > > far between, I'm just opening and closing the file each time I write > > a line to it, but that seems really awkward. > > > > > > What does "seems awkward" mean, let alone "really" awkward? > > > > What harm does "awkward" cause? > > I think inelegant would have been a better choice of words but.... > > > What's "awkward" is holding a resource like a file open for a really > > long time > > when you aren't using it. > > Nice. I feel better already. > > > File handles are a finite resource. Like all such, you should manage > > them wisely. > > > > Assess the objective costs and benefits of the approach in the context > > where you use it. > > > > "Writes are few and far between", depending on what you mean by "few" > > and "far", could > > very well be a use case for closing the file between writes. Or not. > > A record would be written to the file sometimes every few minutes, > and at most every 10 seconds or so. > > > At what point does "not few" and "not far" become significant enough to > > justify > > not closing the file? > > > > Almost certainly the non-measurable degree of "awkwardness" is not > relevant. > > > Thanks for clearing the waters. I feel a lot better about the way I > wrote this bit of the code. > > Cheers. > > Tobiah > > P.S., why did you put the [sic] in my quote? Was it because > it would not be java that closes the file, but rather the OS, > or rather I'm not even close? > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
