Java BufferedReader Read readFile(File file)

Description

readFile read a file given File object and return the contents as a String

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
file	the file handle to read

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	propagated

Return

the contents of the file

Declaration

public static String readFile(File file) throws java.io.IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/* w  w w. j av a 2  s . c  o m*/
 * Copyright (c) 2010. Agwego Enterprises Inc.
 *
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 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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 * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 * THE SOFTWARE.
 *
 * If you modify this software a credit would be nice
 */

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * readFile read a file given a file name and return the contents as a String
     *
     * @param file_name the file to read
     * @return the contents of file_name
     * @throws IOException propagated
     */
    public static String readFile(final String file_name) throws java.io.IOException {
        return readFile(new File(file_name));
    }

    /**
     * readFile read a file given File object and return the contents as a String
     *
     * @param file the file handle to read
     * @return the contents of the file
     * @throws IOException propagated
     */
    public static String readFile(File file) throws java.io.IOException {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));

        String str;
        while ((str = br.readLine()) != null)
            sb.append(str);

        br.close();

        return sb.toString();
    }
}

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