WritableFile (Groovy 6.0.0-alpha-2)

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org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.WritableFile

All Implemented Interfaces and Traits:

Writable
```
public class WritableFile
extends File
implements Writable
```
A file wrapper implementing the Writable interface to support writing file contents. Allows a file to be written to any output stream, optionally with a specified character encoding.

Inherited fields
Fields inherited from class	Fields
`class File`	`separatorChar, separator, pathSeparatorChar, pathSeparator`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and description
`WritableFile(File delegate)` Constructs a WritableFile from a delegate File with default character encoding.
`WritableFile(File delegate, String encoding)` Constructs a WritableFile from a delegate File with optional character encoding.

Methods Summary

Methods
Type Params	Return Type	Name and description
	`public Writer`	`writeTo(Writer out)` Writes this file's contents to the specified Writer.

Inherited Methods Summary

Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from class	Name
`class File`	canExecute, canRead, canWrite, compareTo, compareTo, createNewFile, createTempFile, createTempFile, delete, deleteOnExit, equals, exists, getAbsoluteFile, getAbsolutePath, getCanonicalFile, getCanonicalPath, getClass, getFreeSpace, getName, getParent, getParentFile, getPath, getTotalSpace, getUsableSpace, hashCode, isAbsolute, isDirectory, isFile, isHidden, lastModified, length, list, list, listFiles, listFiles, listFiles, listRoots, mkdir, mkdirs, notify, notifyAll, renameTo, setExecutable, setExecutable, setLastModified, setReadOnly, setReadable, setReadable, setWritable, setWritable, toPath, toString, toURI, toURL, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - public WritableFile(File delegate)
    
    Constructs a WritableFile from a delegate File with default character encoding.
    Parameters:
    delegate - the underlying File to wrap
  - public WritableFile(File delegate, String encoding)
    
    Constructs a WritableFile from a delegate File with optional character encoding.
    Parameters:
    delegate - the underlying File to wrap
    encoding - the character encoding to use when reading the file, or null for default
- Method Detail
  - public Writer writeTo(Writer out)
    
    Writes this file's contents to the specified Writer. If encoding was specified, uses that encoding when reading the file.
    throws:
    IOException if an I/O error occurs during reading or writing
    
    Parameters:
    out - the Writer to write the file contents to
    Returns:
    the same Writer for method chaining

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