WriteToFile.java

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
//import java.text.*;

public class WriteToFile {

String cont="yes"; //allows while loop to run through at
// least once - could of done a do-while instead
 
    boolean append = false;
    
    public WriteToFile(){
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
        String x = "1";
        while(x.equals("1")){
        System.out.println("Please enter your full name " );
        
        String fullName = input.nextLine();
        System.out.println("Please enter your gradYear " );
        String gradyear = input.nextLine();
        System.out.println("Press one to continue " );
        x = input.nextLine();
        printToFile("names.txt",fullName,gradyear);
        }
        
    }

public void printToFile(String fileName, String var1, String var2){



File f = new File(fileName); //creates variable f of type FILE - 
//need this to create the file or append the file

try{
PrintWriter pw = null; //creates variable pw of type PrinterWriter - need this to write to file

//BELOW IS TEST TO SEE IF FILE EXIST AND IF IT DOES NOT WE CREATE THE FILE
if ( f.exists() ) {

 append = true; //file exist and this gives the user permission to append to the file
pw = new PrintWriter(new FileWriter(new File(fileName), append));
 //this attaches PrinterWriter to the file and allows user to append

}else {

 append = false; //won't be appending to the file - creating a new file
pw = new PrintWriter(new FileWriter(new File(fileName))); //creates the new file
}

//ABOVE IS TEST TO SEE IF FILE EXIST AND IF IT DOES NOT WE CREATE THE FILE

boolean autoFlush = false; //keeps the file in memory
pw.println (var1 +"," + var2); //prints one line of data to the file
// The data includes four variables separated by commas
pw.close();//closes the file
}catch (Exception e){ //if there was an error this would catch it and printer message below to the screen
System.out.println("There was an error");

}
}//end of printToFile Method




}