Constructor Detail

• RecentFiles

  public RecentFiles(Class className,
             int maximumFile)

  Constructor.

  Parameters:

  className - the class for which this Recentfiles object is created and it will be used to create preference instance.

  maximumFile - the number of recent files to remember.

Method Detail

• removeAll

  public void removeAll()

  Clear the previous recent file history.

• isEmpty

  public boolean isEmpty()

  Check if file history is empty.

  Returns:

  if history is empty return true otherwise return false.

• addFile

  public void addFile(String path)

  Add a new file in recent file history.

  Parameters:

  path - path to the file. this path means File#getPath() method returned String.

• removeFile

  public void removeFile(String path)

  Remove a file from recent file history.

  Parameters:

  path - path string to the file. this path means File#getPath() method returned String.

• getFiles

  public List<String> getFiles()

  This gives the file in descending order where order is according to the time it is added. This checks for file's existence in file history.

  Returns:

  return the file paths in a List.

• close

  public void close()
             throws IOException

  This method save the present recent file history in the preference. To get the recent file history in next session this method must be called.

  Throws:

  IOException - if saving in preference doesn't success.