rsb.util

Class FileReadingUtilities

java.lang.Object

rsb.util.FileReadingUtilities

public final class FileReadingUtilities
extends Object

Utility class to help reading contents of files.

Author:

jwienke

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static List<String>	readFileLines(File file) Reads the complete contents of a file into a list of lines.
static String	readFirstFileLine(File file) Reads the first line of a file into a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

readFileLines

public static List<String> readFileLines(File file)
                                  throws IOException

Reads the complete contents of a file into a list of lines. Any reading error is reported as an IOException.

Parameters:

file - file to read

Returns:

file lines

Throws:

IOException - any error reading the file

readFirstFileLine

public static String readFirstFileLine(File file)
                                throws IOException

Reads the first line of a file into a string. Any reading error is reported as an IOException. This method is not intended for large files since all lines are read into memory before selecting the first line

Parameters:

file - file to read

Returns:

first file line

Throws:

IOException - any error reading the file, also if file is empty