How to store data in a file called questions.list

Question

I am currently tring to store data in a file that is going to be called questions.list (a file object)However i am unable to this, i suspect there a few problems/missing parts in my code(as i have a very basic knowledge on objects). Could anyone please help me achieve this or help provide me with a better understanding of what i am doing wrong? thanks.

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.*;

public class Practice {
/**
*large amount of code
*/

String answer = alpha4;
System.out.println(answer);
}

/**
 * Method for saving information to a file 'questions.list'
 */
public static void printToFile(String userInformationToBePrinted) 
        throws IOException {
    PrintWriter fileWriter = new PrintWriter(
            new BufferedWriter(
                    new FileWriter("questions.list", true)));

    fileWriter.append(userInformationToBePrinted + "\n");

    fileWriter.close();

I am guessing i am missing some code. If the question is not clear please feel free to ask any questions.

why not simply use `FileWriter fileWriter = new FileWriter("questions.list");` — Baby, Dec 31 '13 at 02:19
`i am unable to [do] this`. Why? Are you getting a compiler error? An exception? An empty file? — PakkuDon, Dec 31 '13 at 02:20
At the very least, give some indication of what your code is or isn't doing. — Palpatim, Dec 31 '13 at 02:20
Sorry, my problem is there is no compiler error but the question.list is no where to be found. — user3033321, Dec 31 '13 at 02:23
@user3033321 means, you can run the program, but you cant find where the _question.list_ was saved? — Baby, Dec 31 '13 at 02:27
Ya @RafaEl the program runs fine. but i dont think the question.list was saved. If anyone have a better approach to this please recomend another way of doing it — user3033321, Dec 31 '13 at 02:34

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 31 '13 at 02:44

Since you are saying that the progam runs without any error. Perhaps, your problem is that you can't find the file that you've just created.

By default, file created using PrintWriter / FileWriter will be saved in the directory where you run your program.

Note that you can specify where you want to save the file you created by adding folder path in your file name. for example, if you want to save the question.list in D:\ you can do this:

PrintWriter fileWriter = new PrintWriter(
                         new BufferedWriter(
                         new FileWriter("D:\questions.list", true)));

How to store data in a file called questions.list

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