ikr.simlib.support

Class TraceHelper

java.lang.Object

ikr.simlib.support.TraceHelper

public final class TraceHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Helper method(s) to work with trace files in simulations.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.io.PrintWriter	openFile(java.io.File fileName) opens a trace file for writing and returns a print writer attached to that file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

openFile

public static java.io.PrintWriter openFile(java.io.File fileName)

opens a trace file for writing and returns a print writer attached to that file. The file is automatically closed by a StopSimulationCallbackI. If fileName is null, no file is opened but null is returned. If fileName ends with ".gz", the file is zipped automatically.

The size of the buffer is increased to 1MB to avoid many random disc accesses.

Parameters:

fileName - name of the file to open

Returns:

a print writer attached to that file (without automatic line flushing)