org.osesb.utilities.fileio
Class ClassLoaderFileReader

java.lang.Object
  org.osesb.utilities.fileio.ClassLoaderFileReader

public class ClassLoaderFileReader
extends java.lang.Object

This Class contains one method that reads a file in a class loader sensitive manner.

Since:

Version .9

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String

thisClassName

Constructor Summary

ClassLoaderFileReader()
Creates a new instance of ClassLoaderFileReader.

Method Summary

java.io.InputStream	getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String resourcePath) Opens an InputStream on a resource in a class loader sensitive manner.
java.lang.String	readFile(java.lang.String resourcePath) Reads files in a class loader sensitive manner.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

thisClassName

protected java.lang.String thisClassName

Constructor Detail

ClassLoaderFileReader

public ClassLoaderFileReader()

Creates a new instance of ClassLoaderFileReader.

Method Detail

readFile

public java.lang.String readFile(java.lang.String resourcePath)
                          throws java.io.IOException,
                                 java.lang.Exception

Reads files in a class loader sensitive manner.

Parameters:

resourcePath - The path of the file to read, relative to the class loader's classpath, so resourcePath has to be in the classpath.

Returns:

the contents of the file as a String.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if there is an exception reading the file.

java.lang.Exception

getResourceAsStream

public java.io.InputStream getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String resourcePath)
                                        throws java.io.IOException,
                                               java.lang.Exception

Opens an InputStream on a resource in a class loader sensitive manner.

Parameters:

resourcePath - The path to the resource get as a InputStream.

Returns:

an InputStream on the resource.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if there is an exception reading the resource.

java.lang.Exception