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HighScore.javaAPI DocExample3368Tue Dec 12 18:59:50 GMT 2000com.scoredev.scores

HighScore

public class HighScore extends Object

Fields Summary
private String
gameName
private File
highScoreFile
Constructors Summary
public HighScore(String gameName)

	this.gameName = gameName;

	AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction() {
	    public Object run() {
		String path = 
		    System.getProperty("user.home") +
		    File.separator + 
		    ".highscore";

		highScoreFile = new File(path);
		return null;
	    }
	});
Methods Summary
public intgetHighScore()
get the high score. return -1 if it hasn't been set.

	//check permission first
	SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
	if (sm != null) {
	    sm.checkPermission(new HighScorePermission(gameName));
	}

	Integer score = null;

	// need a doPrivileged block to manipulate the file
	try {
	     score = (Integer) AccessController.doPrivileged(
	                                new PrivilegedExceptionAction() {
		public Object run() 
		    throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException 
		{
		    Hashtable scores = null;
		    // try to open the existing file. Should have a locking
		    // protocol (could use File.createNewFile).
		    FileInputStream fis = 
			new FileInputStream(highScoreFile);
		    ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(fis);
		    scores = (Hashtable) ois.readObject();

		    // get the high score out
		    return scores.get(gameName);
		}
	    });
	} catch (PrivilegedActionException pae) {
	    Exception e = pae.getException();
	    if (e instanceof IOException)
		throw (IOException) e;
	    else
		throw (ClassNotFoundException) e;
	}
	if (score == null)
		return -1;
	else
		return score.intValue();
public static voidmain(java.lang.String[] args)

	HighScore hs = new HighScore(args[1]);
	if (args[0].equals("set")) {
	    hs.setHighScore(Integer.parseInt(args[2]));
	} else {
	    System.out.println("score = "+ hs.getHighScore());
	}
public voidsetHighScore(int score)

	//check permission first
	SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
	if (sm != null) {
	    sm.checkPermission(new HighScorePermission(gameName));
	}

	// need a doPrivileged block to manipulate the file
	try {
	    AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedExceptionAction() {
		public Object run() throws IOException {
		    Hashtable scores = null;
		    // try to open the existing file. Should have a locking
		    // protocol (could use File.createNewFile).
		    try {
			FileInputStream fis = 
			    new FileInputStream(highScoreFile);
			ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(fis);
			scores = (Hashtable) ois.readObject();
		    } catch (Exception e) {
			// ignore, try and create new file
		    }

		    // if scores is null, create a new hashtable
		    if (scores == null)
			scores = new Hashtable(13);

		    // update the score and save out the new high score
		    scores.put(gameName, new Integer(score));
		    FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(highScoreFile);
		    ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(fos);
		    oos.writeObject(scores);
		    oos.close();
		    return null;
		}
	    });
	} catch (PrivilegedActionException pae) {
	    throw (IOException) pae.getException();
	}