Java InputStream to String getStreamAsString(final InputStream stream)

Description

Gets a stream as String.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
stream	The input stream

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	Thrown if the resource cannot be located.

Return

The resource as String.

Declaration

public static String getStreamAsString(final InputStream stream) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

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import java.io.BufferedReader;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Gets a stream as String.
     *
     * @param stream The input stream
     * @return The resource as String.
     * @throws IOException Thrown if the resource cannot be located.
     */
    public static String getStreamAsString(final InputStream stream) throws IOException {

        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stream, "UTF-8"));
        String line = null;
        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
        while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
            result.append(line);
            result.append("\n");
        }
        stream.close();
        return result.toString();
    }
}

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