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Class com.andthehorseyourodeinon.utils.FileCache 

java.lang.Object
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   +----com.andthehorseyourodeinon.utils.FileCache
public class FileCache
extends Object
implements Runnable
FileCache is a statically-called utility class that caches text files for various uses. It tries to be intelligent about loading files when needed.

Version:
$Id: FileCache.java,v 1.1 2000/05/16 22:45:10 samuelg Exp $

Method Index

o inCache(String)
determines if the specified file is in the cache.
o length(String)
o loadFile(String)
Attempt to load a file into the cache.
o run()
Activate this as a single thread that won't get garbage collected.
o toString(String)

Methods

o run 
 public void run()
Activate this as a single thread that won't get garbage collected.

o length 
 public static int length(String filespec)
o toString 
 public static String toString(String filespec)
o inCache 
 public static boolean inCache(String filespec)
determines if the specified file is in the cache. If the file is not in the cache, it attempts to load the file so it can return "true."

Parameters:
filespec - file identifier
Returns:
true if the file is in the cache.
o loadFile 
 public static boolean loadFile(String filespec)
Attempt to load a file into the cache.

Parameters:
filespec - file identifier
Returns:
true if the file was successfully added to the cache. 
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