Thread: Strings, using \n deletes the string on that line.

I am trying to write to a text file with information stored like this.

brick 500
stone 500

And so on. Here is the code I am using to write to the file.

		switch(record){
		case "brick":
			x.format("%s%n", "brick "  + value);
			closeFile();
		break;
		case "log":
			x.format("\n%s%n", "log " + value);
			closeFile();
		break;

When I write like this, putting \n deletes the first line. Any ideas what I can look into or other functions that would be useful?

You need to show us more code.
For example, do you want to write only a single value to your file? Because you are closing the file after writing one entry.

	public void addRecords(String record, int value){
		openFile();
		System.out.println("Records added.");
		switch(record){
		case "brick":
			x.format("%s%n", "brick "  + value);
			closeFile();
		break;
		case "log":
			x.format("\n%s%n", "log " + value);
			closeFile();
		break;
		case "stone":
			x.format("\n\n%s%n", "stone " + value);
			closeFile();
		break;
		case "iron":
			x.format("\n\n\n%s%n", "iron "  + value);
			closeFile();
		break;
		case "coal":
			x.format("\n\n\n\n%s%n", "coal " + value);
			closeFile();
		break;
		case "copper":
			x.format("\n\n\n\n\n%s%n", "copper " + value);
			closeFile();
		break;
		}
	}

	public void openFile(){
		try{
			System.out.println("Formatter file open.");
			x = new Formatter("save.txt");
		}
		catch(Exception e){
			System.out.println("Error.");
		}
	}

	public void closeFile(){
		System.out.println("Formatter file closed.");
		x.close();
	}

I'm pretty sure there is a way better way to do this.

Please read the API of the classes you want to use. The API of the Formatter class explicitely says that if you open a file the way you do the files contents will be deleted.