WritableFile (Groovy 2.5.11)

java.lang.Object
- java.io.File
- - org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.WritableFile

All Implemented Interfaces:

Writable, Serializable, Comparable<File>
```
public class WritableFile
extends File
implements Writable
```
A Writable File.

See Also:

Serialized Form

- Field Summary
  - Fields inherited from class java.io.File
    pathSeparator, pathSeparatorChar, separator, separatorChar
- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Constructor Description
  
  WritableFile(File delegate)
  
  WritableFile(File delegate, String encoding)
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  Writer writeTo(Writer out)
  Writes this object to the given writer.
  - Methods inherited from class java.io.File
    canExecute, canRead, canWrite, compareTo, createNewFile, createTempFile, createTempFile, delete, deleteOnExit, equals, exists, getAbsoluteFile, getAbsolutePath, getCanonicalFile, getCanonicalPath, getFreeSpace, getName, getParent, getParentFile, getPath, getTotalSpace, getUsableSpace, hashCode, isAbsolute, isDirectory, isFile, isHidden, lastModified, length, list, list, listFiles, listFiles, listFiles, listRoots, mkdir, mkdirs, renameTo, setExecutable, setExecutable, setLastModified, setReadable, setReadable, setReadOnly, setWritable, setWritable, toPath, toString, toURI, toURL
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - WritableFile
```
public WritableFile(File delegate)
```
  - WritableFile
```
public WritableFile(File delegate,
                    String encoding)
```
- Method Detail
  - writeTo
```
public Writer writeTo(Writer out)
               throws IOException
```
    Description copied from interface: Writable
    
    Writes this object to the given writer.
    This is used to defer content creation until the point when it is streamed to the output destination. Oftentimes, content will be defined but not necessarily created (as is may be the case with a Closure definition.) In that case, the output is then 'deferred' to the point when it is serialized to the writer. This class may be used whenever an object should be responsible for creating its own textual representation, but creating the entire output as a single String would be inefficient (such as outputting a multi-gigabyte XML document.)
    
    Specified by:
    
    writeTo in interface Writable
    
    Parameters:
    
    out - the Writer to which this Writable should output its data.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Writer that was passed
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an error occurred while outputting data to the writer