sjm.utensil
Class FileString

java.lang.Object
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public class FileString

extends java.lang.Object

This class has a static method that returns a file's characters as a single String.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Steven J. Metsker

Constructor Summary

FileString()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String

stringFromFileNamed(java.lang.String fileName) Returns a string that represents the contents of a file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileString

public FileString()

Method Detail

stringFromFileNamed

public static java.lang.String stringFromFileNamed(java.lang.String fileName)
                                            throws java.io.IOException

Returns a string that represents the contents of a file.

Parameters:

fileName - the name of the file to read

Returns:

string the contents of a file as a String

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if the file is not found, or if there is any problem reading the file