Loading a text file into a String from the classpath

Archanciel () — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:48:18 GMT

Locate a text file in the classpath and read it into a String



    /** 

     * @param filePath      name of file to open. The file can reside

     *                      anywhere in the classpath

     */

    private String readFileAsString(String filePath) throws java.io.IOException {

        StringBuffer fileData = new StringBuffer(1000);

        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(this

            .getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(filePath)));

        char[] buf = new char[1024];

        int numRead = 0;

        while ((numRead = reader.read(buf)) != -1) {

            String readData = String.valueOf(buf, 0, numRead);

            fileData.append(readData);

            buf = new char[1024];

        }

        reader.close();

        return fileData.toString();

    }

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Loading a text file into a String from the classpath