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Appending to existing files

Appending to existing files

Question:
Is there a way to open a file for writing in append mode?

Answer:
The FileOutputStream and FileWriter classes both have constructors thatwith the following signature (String, boolean). The String parameteris a filename, and the boolean parameter indicates whetheror not the file should be opened in append mode. Set the boolean parameterto true if you want to append to a file.

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