Java FileReader Read readFile(String fileName, StringBuffer buffer)

Description

Reads a file into a StringBuffer.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
fileName	a parameter
StringBuffer	buffer to place file

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	if IO error occurs.
FileNotFoundException	if file is not found.

Declaration

public static void readFile(String fileName, StringBuffer buffer) throws IOException, FileNotFoundException 

Method Source Code

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import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /** Reads a file into a <code>StringBuffer</code>.
     * @param fileName
     * @param StringBuffer buffer to place file
     * @throws IOException if IO error occurs.
     * @throws FileNotFoundException if file is not found.
     */
    public static void readFile(String fileName, StringBuffer buffer) throws IOException, FileNotFoundException {
        // Read in the source file to a StringBuffer.
        FileReader fr = new FileReader(fileName);
        buffer.setLength(0);
        int c;
        while ((c = fr.read()) != -1) {
            buffer.append((char) c);
        }
        fr.close();
    }
}

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