File Settings
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Crate File instances have multiple settings. Here they are explained in finer detail.
DataType
DataType.UNSORTED
This is the default value if ConfigSetting is SKIP_COMMENTS
Is unsorted, using less RAM. Meaning, when writing back to the File it might mess up the arrangement and the sequence (it wont make the file unreadable, just the Style might be messed up and comments shifted around). This type is best suited for read-only files or when storing data.
DataType.SORTED
This is the default value if ConfigSetting is PRESERVE_COMMENTS
Is internally sorted, using more RAM. When writing back to the File, entry sequence is preserved. This type is best suited for files that are written to by the program that also need to keep their internal structure. (Like a config file with comments.)
ReloadSetting
ReloadSetting.INTELLIGENT
This is the default value
The FileData will only be reloaded when the FileContents have changed since the last access.
ReloadSetting.AUTOMATIC
The FileData will be reloaded everytime you access the File.
ReloadSetting.MANUAL
The FileData will only be reloaded, when you call the forceReload() method.
ConfigSetting
ConfigSetting.SKIP_COMMENTS
This is the default value
Any comments will be stripped.
ConfigSetting.PRESERVE_COMMENTS
Any comments will be preserved.