1   /*
2    * StringIterator
3    * Copyright (C) 2008 Christian Schenk
4    *
5    * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6    * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
7    * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
8    * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9    * 
10   * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11   * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
13   * GNU General Public License for more details.
14   * 
15   * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
16   * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
17   * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA
18   */
19  package org.christianschenk.stringutils;
20  
21  import java.io.FileInputStream;
22  import java.io.InputStream;
23  import java.util.Scanner;
24  
25  /**
26   * Some file utils.
27   * 
28   * @author Christian Schenk
29   */
30  public class FileHelper {
31  
32  	/**
33  	 * Reads a file into a string.
34  	 */
35  	public static String readFile(final String filename) {
36  		final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
37  		try {
38  			final InputStream input = (filename.startsWith("/")) ? new FileInputStream(filename) : FileHelper.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(filename);
39  			final Scanner scan = new Scanner(input);
40  			while (scan.hasNextLine()) {
41  				buf.append(scan.nextLine() + System.getProperty("line.separator"));
42  			}
43  		} catch (final Exception ex) {
44  			throw new RuntimeException(ex);
45  		}
46  		return buf.toString();
47  	}
48  }