Java InputStream Read getInputStreamForFileAbsolutePath(String _path)

Description

Will check that the path is absolute and is pointing to an existing file.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
_path	absolute path to a file

Return

An InputStream if the path is absolute and is pointing to a file, or null if no file was found.

Declaration

public static InputStream getInputStreamForFileAbsolutePath(String _path) 

Method Source Code

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import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Will check that the path is absolute and is pointing to an existing file.
     * A directory is not accepted.
     * @param _path absolute path to a file
     * @return An InputStream if the path is absolute and is pointing to a file, or null if no file was found.
     */
    public static InputStream getInputStreamForFileAbsolutePath(String _path) {
        InputStream result = null;
        if (null != _path) {
            File file = new File(_path);
            if (file.exists() && file.isAbsolute() && !file.isDirectory()) {
                try {
                    result = new FileInputStream(file);
                } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
                    // Don't care
                }
            }
        }
        return result;
    }
}

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