Java URL Load loadFile(String url)

Description

Load a text file into a String

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
url	The url to load file from

Return

file contents as a string

Declaration

public static String loadFile(String url) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from ww w.j a v  a2  s. c om
 * Copyright (c) 2008, 2012 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 * All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms.
 *
 * This file is available and licensed under the following license:
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 *
 *  - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 *  - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
 *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 *  - Neither the name of Oracle Corporation nor the names of its
 *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
 *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
 * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
 * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
 * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
 * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
 * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 */

import java.io.*;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Load a text file into a String
     *
     * @param url The url to load file from
     * @return file contents as a string
     */
    public static String loadFile(String url) {
        try {
            return loadFile(new URL(url));
        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Load a text file into a String
     *
     * @param url The url to load file from
     * @return file contents as a string
     */
    public static String loadFile(URL url) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        try {
            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(url.openStream()));
            String line;
            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                sb.append(line);
                sb.append('\n');
            }
            reader.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
}

Related

1. load(URL pUrl)
2. load(URL url)
3. load(URL url)
4. load(URL url, boolean allowCache)
5. loadByteArray(URL url)
6. loadFile(URL resource)
7. loadFile(URL url)
8. loadFileNoArray(URL f)
9. loadFileOrUrlToList(String iFileOrUrl)