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.

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