uk.ac.starlink.util.gui

Class StoreFileUtils

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.util.gui.StoreFileUtils

public class StoreFileUtils
extends Object

Class of static members that provide utility functions for locating configuration files.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Peter W. Draper

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static File	getConfigDirectory(String applicationName) The name of the directory used for storing configuration information.
static File	getConfigFile(String applicationName, String name) Construct the proper name of a file stored in the configuration directory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getConfigDirectory

public static File getConfigDirectory(String applicationName)

The name of the directory used for storing configuration information. This directory is created if it doesn't exist already.

Parameters:

applicationName - name of the application, used to generate the top-directory name

getConfigFile

public static File getConfigFile(String applicationName,
                                 String name)

Construct the proper name of a file stored in the configuration directory.

Parameters:

applicationName - name of the application (same as for getConfigDirectory(java.lang.String))

name - the name of the file to be stored/located in the the configuration directory.