net.obvj.jep.util

Class FileUtils

java.lang.Object

net.obvj.jep.util.FileUtils

public class FileUtils
extends Object

A utility class for loading text files.

Author:

oswaldo.bapvic.jr

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	readFromClasspath(String fileName) Loads the content of a file in the class path into a String.
static String	readFromFileSystem(String path) Loads the content of the file identified by the given path in the file system.
static String	readQuietlyFromClasspath(String fileName) Loads the content of a file in the class path into a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

readFromClasspath

public static String readFromClasspath(String fileName)
                                throws IOException

Loads the content of a file in the class path into a String.

Parameters:

fileName - the name of the file to be loaded

Returns:

a String with the content of the specified file name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - it the file was not found in the class path

IOException - if an I/O error occurs reading the file from the stream

readQuietlyFromClasspath

public static String readQuietlyFromClasspath(String fileName)

Loads the content of a file in the class path into a string. Returns an empty string if any exception occurs. Useful for JUnit testing.

Parameters:

fileName - the name of the file to be loaded

Returns:

a String with the content of the specified file name, or an empty string in case of exceptions

readFromFileSystem

public static String readFromFileSystem(String path)
                                 throws IOException

Loads the content of the file identified by the given path in the file system.

Parameters:

path - the path to the file

Returns:

a String with the content read from the file in UTF-8

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs reading the file from the stream