Re: how to close a stream in a try/catch block
Hi,
jtl.zheng wrote:
I have written a method to compare two file:
[...]
I can't put the in1.close() into the finally block
the compiler say" variable in1 might not have been initialized"
Sure, you didn't initialize them :)
so I must write it three times before every return sentence
it's so bothering...do you have any better idea?
Close them in the finally block.
and it still have a problem
when it catch a exception,it will not reach the in1.close()
so when it bring on exception the stream can't be closed
public static boolean compareFile(File file1, File file2) {
BufferedInputStream in1 = null;
BufferedInputStream in2 = null;
try {
in1 = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(
file1));
in2 = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(
file2));
boolean result = true;
int i;
do {
i = in1.read();
result = (i == in2.read());
} while ( result && i != -1 );
return result;
}
catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
finally {
close(in1);
close(in2);
}
return false;
}
private static void close( InputStream is ) {
if ( is != null ) {
try {
is.close();
}
catch ( IOException ioe ) {
ioe.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Bye
Michael
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