org.jboss.dna.common.util
Class IoUtil

java.lang.Object
  org.jboss.dna.common.util.IoUtil

@Immutable
public class IoUtil
extends Object

A set of utilities for more easily performing I/O.

Method Summary

static boolean	isSame(InputStream input1, InputStream input2) Write the entire contents of the supplied string to the given stream.
static String	read(File file) Read and return the entire contents of the supplied File.
static String	read(InputStream stream) Read and return the entire contents of the supplied InputStream.
static String	read(Reader reader) Read and return the entire contents of the supplied Reader.
static byte[]	readBytes(File file) Read and return the entire contents of the supplied file.
static byte[]	readBytes(InputStream stream) Read and return the entire contents of the supplied stream.
static void	write(InputStream input, OutputStream stream) Write the entire contents of the supplied string to the given stream.
static void	write(Reader input, Writer writer) Write the entire contents of the supplied string to the given writer.
static void	write(String content, OutputStream stream) Write the entire contents of the supplied string to the given stream.
static void	write(String content, Writer writer) Write the entire contents of the supplied string to the given writer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

readBytes

public static byte[] readBytes(InputStream stream)
                        throws IOException

Read and return the entire contents of the supplied stream. This method always closes the stream when finished reading.

Parameters:

stream - the stream to the contents; may be null

Returns:

the contents, or an empty byte array if the supplied reader is null

Throws:

IOException - if there is an error reading the content

readBytes

public static byte[] readBytes(File file)
                        throws IOException

Read and return the entire contents of the supplied file.

Parameters:

file - the file containing the contents; may be null

Returns:

the contents, or an empty byte array if the supplied file is null

Throws:

IOException - if there is an error reading the content

read

public static String read(Reader reader)
                   throws IOException

Read and return the entire contents of the supplied Reader. This method always closes the reader when finished reading.

Parameters:

reader - the reader of the contents; may be null

Returns:

the contents, or an empty string if the supplied reader is null

Throws:

IOException - if there is an error reading the content

read

public static String read(InputStream stream)
                   throws IOException

Read and return the entire contents of the supplied InputStream. This method always closes the stream when finished reading.

Parameters:

stream - the streamed contents; may be null

Returns:

the contents, or an empty string if the supplied stream is null

Throws:

IOException - if there is an error reading the content

read

public static String read(File file)
                   throws IOException

Read and return the entire contents of the supplied File.

Parameters:

file - the file containing the information to be read; may be null

Returns:

the contents, or an empty string if the supplied reader is null

Throws:

IOException - if there is an error reading the content

write

public static void write(String content,
                         OutputStream stream)
                  throws IOException

Write the entire contents of the supplied string to the given stream. This method always flushes and closes the stream when finished.

Parameters:

content - the content to write to the stream; may be null

stream - the stream to which the content is to be written

Throws:

IOException

IllegalArgumentException - if the stream is null

write

public static void write(String content,
                         Writer writer)
                  throws IOException

Write the entire contents of the supplied string to the given writer. This method always flushes and closes the writer when finished.

Parameters:

content - the content to write to the writer; may be null

writer - the writer to which the content is to be written

Throws:

IOException

IllegalArgumentException - if the writer is null

write

public static void write(InputStream input,
                         OutputStream stream)
                  throws IOException

Write the entire contents of the supplied string to the given stream. This method always flushes and closes the stream when finished.

Parameters:

input - the content to write to the stream; may be null

stream - the stream to which the content is to be written

Throws:

IOException

IllegalArgumentException - if the stream is null

write

public static void write(Reader input,
                         Writer writer)
                  throws IOException

Write the entire contents of the supplied string to the given writer. This method always flushes and closes the writer when finished.

Parameters:

input - the content to write to the writer; may be null

writer - the writer to which the content is to be written

Throws:

IOException

IllegalArgumentException - if the writer is null

isSame

public static boolean isSame(InputStream input1,
                             InputStream input2)
                      throws IOException

Write the entire contents of the supplied string to the given stream. This method always flushes and closes the stream when finished.

Parameters:

input1 - the first stream

input2 - the second stream

Returns:

true if the streams contain the same content, or false otherwise

Throws:

IOException

IllegalArgumentException - if the stream is null