Method saveXML

src/org/opensourcephysics/controls/OSPLog.java:658–682

Saves the xml-formatted log records to a file specified by name. @param fileName the file name @return the name of the file

(String fileName)

   * @return the name of the file
   */
  public String saveXML(String fileName) {
		if (useMessageFrame()) {
      logger.log(Level.FINE, "Cannot save XML file when running as an applet."); //$NON-NLS-1$
      return null;                                                               // cannot log to file in applet mode
    }
    if((fileName==null)||fileName.trim().equals("")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
      return saveXMLAs();
    }
    // open temp file and get xml string
    String xml = read(tempFileName);
    // add closing tag to xml
    Handler fileHandler = getFileHandler();
    String tail = fileHandler.getFormatter().getTail(fileHandler);
    xml = xml+tail;
    // write the xml
    try {
      BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(fileName));
      out.write(xml);
      out.flush();
      out.close();
      return fileName;
    } catch(IOException ex) {
      return null;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Saves the xml-formatted log records to a file selected with a chooser.