Print Writer problem

Question

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
public class QuestionAireMain {
     public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException{
          int inputQuestionnAireNum = 0;
          int inputPostCode = 0;
          int inputGender = 0;
          int inputAge = 0;
          int inputResponse = 0;
          int inputQuestionNum = 0;
          int x=0;
          Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
          PrintWriter p = new PrintWriter( new FileOutputStream("tryout.txt", true));
          ArrayList<QuestionTemplate> questionArr =new ArrayList<QuestionTemplate> ();
          int rangeStore[];
          System.out.print("Enter Number of Question to create [ ]");
          inputQuestionNum = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
          do{
               System.out.print("1 new entry or 0 print");
               x = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());  
               if(x == 1){
                    //Questionnaire Number
                    System.out.print("Enter Questionnaire Number [ ] ");
                    inputQuestionnAireNum = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
                    //Postal code
                    System.out.print("Enter Postal Code [ ] ");     
                    inputPostCode = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
                    //Age
                    System.out.print("Enter Age [ ] ");
                    inputAge = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
                    //Gender
                    System.out.print("Enter Gender '1' for Male and '2' for for female [ ] ");
                    inputGender = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
                    rangeStore = new int[5];
                    //Response input
                    for(int j = 0; j<inputQuestionNum; j++) {
                         System.out.print("Input Response for Question " +(j+1) +" [ ] ");     
                         inputResponse = Integer.parseInt(input.nextLine());
                         rangeStore[j] = inputResponse;                                             
                    }//for response
                    QuestionTemplate qObject = new QuestionTemplate(inputQuestionnAireNum, inputPostCode, inputAge, inputGender, inputQuestionNum, rangeStore);
                    questionArr.add(qObject);
                    p.write(qObject.toString());
                    p.close();
                         } else {
                                       System.out.println("test");
                       } while(x != 0);
} //Constructor
public class QuestionTemplate{
     int questionnAireNum = 0;
     int postCode = 0;
     int age = 0;
     int gender = 0;
     int numOfQues = 0;
     int [] rangeStore;
     public QuestionTemplate (int questionnAireNum,  int postCode, int age, int gender, int numOfQues , int rangeStore[]){
          this.questionnAireNum = questionnAireNum;
          this.postCode = postCode;
          this.age = age;
          this.gender = gender;
          this.rangeStore = rangeStore;
     }//public
          //Questionnaire Number
          public int getQuestionnAireNum(){
               return questionnAireNum;
          public void setQuestionnAireNum(int questionnAireNum){
               this.questionnAireNum = questionnAireNum;
          //Postal Code
          public int getPostCode(){
               return postCode;
          public void setPostCode(int postCode){
               this.postCode = postCode;
          //Age
          public int getAge(){
               return age;
          public void setAge(int age){
               this.age = age;
          //Gender
          public int getGender(){
               return gender;
          public void setGender(int gender){
               this.gender = gender;
          //Array of response
          public int [] getRangeStore(){
               return rangeStore;
          public void setRangeStore(int [] rangeStore){
               this.rangeStore = rangeStore;
          //Print toString method
          public String toString(){
                StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
                   result.append(questionnAireNum+", ");
                   result.append(postCode+", ");
                   result.append(age+", ");
                   result.append(gender+", ");                  
                  for(int i =0;i<numOfQues; i++){          
                         result.append(rangeStore);
                         if(i != numOfQues-1){
                         result.append(", ");
                         }     else{
                                   result.append(".\n");
               return result.toString();
}//class
Enter Number of Question to create [ ]3
1 new entry or 0 print1
Enter Questionnaire Number [ ] 2
Enter Postal Code [ ] 3
Enter Age [ ] 4
Enter Gender '1' for Male and '2' for for female [ ] 3
Input Response for Question 1 [ ] 2
Input Response for Question 2 [ ] 3
Input Response for Question 3 [ ] 4
1 new entry or 0 print1
Enter Questionnaire Number [ ] 2
Enter Postal Code [ ] 3
Enter Age [ ] 4
Enter Gender '1' for Male and '2' for for female [ ] 6
Input Response for Question 1 [ ] 5
Input Response for Question 2 [ ] 4
Input Response for Question 3 [ ] 3
1 new entry or 0 print0tryout.txt
2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4.
hi i am facing a problem now. I only manage to print the first entry record but the second record seems to be ignored. when i comment out p.close(); it will not print to my txt file at all. what happen 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Answer 1

TimTheEnchantor wrote:
As soon as a PrintWriter is closed, you cannot write to it anymore (e.g. write method has no effect -> only the first record is written)
If you don't close it, it might never be flushed (e.g. it might be that nothing is written)
What you should do is close it at the right moment.
Moreover, I would suggest that you clearly separate the "printing" part from the "recording" part.hi i have tired placing close at other areas and the moment i separate the printing part it can`t seems work either, i can`t figure out why?