Java Text File Read fileContentsToString(String file)

Description

Read the contents of a file and place them in a string object.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
String	path to file.

Return

String contents of the file.

Declaration

public static String fileContentsToString(String file) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileReader;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Read the contents of a file and place them in
     * a string object.
     *
     * @param String path to file.
     * @return String contents of the file.
     */
    public static String fileContentsToString(String file) {
        String contents = "";

        File f = new File(file);

        if (f.exists()) {
            try {
                FileReader fr = new FileReader(f);
                char[] template = new char[(int) f.length()];
                fr.read(template);
                contents = new String(template);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                System.out.println(e);
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }

        return contents;
    }
}

Related

1. fileAsString(File file)
2. fileAsString(String fileName)
3. fileAsString(String filePath)
4. fileContentsToString(File errFile)
5. getChars(File file)
6. getChars(Reader r)
7. getFileContentAsString(File cpfile)
8. getFileContentAsString(final String filePath)