public class IOUtils
extends java.lang.Object
This class provides static utility methods for input/output operations.
The byte-to-char methods and char-to-byte methods involve a conversion step. Two methods are provided in each case, one that uses the platform default encoding and the other which allows you to specify an encoding. You are encouraged to always specify an encoding because relying on the platform default can lead to unexpected results, for example when moving from development to production.
All the methods in this class that read a stream are buffered internally.
This means that there is no cause to use a BufferedInputStream
or BufferedReader
. The default buffer size of 4K has been shown
to be efficient in tests.
Wherever possible, the methods in this class do not flush or close the stream. This is to avoid making non-portable assumptions about the streams' origin and further use. Thus the caller is still responsible for closing streams after use.
Origin of code: Excalibur.
Modifier and Type | Field and Description |
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static char |
DIR_SEPARATOR
The system directory separator character.
|
static char |
DIR_SEPARATOR_UNIX
The Unix directory separator character.
|
static char |
DIR_SEPARATOR_WINDOWS
The Windows directory separator character.
|
static java.lang.String |
LINE_SEPARATOR
The system line separator string.
|
static java.lang.String |
LINE_SEPARATOR_UNIX
The Unix line separator string.
|
static java.lang.String |
LINE_SEPARATOR_WINDOWS
The Windows line separator string.
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Constructor and Description |
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IOUtils()
Instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming.
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Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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static void |
closeQuietly(java.io.InputStream input)
Unconditionally close an
InputStream . |
static void |
closeQuietly(java.io.OutputStream output)
Unconditionally close an
OutputStream . |
static int |
copy(java.io.InputStream input,
java.io.OutputStream output)
Copy bytes from an
InputStream to an
OutputStream . |
static void |
copy(java.io.InputStream input,
java.io.Writer output)
Copy bytes from an
InputStream to chars on a
Writer using the default character encoding of the platform. |
static void |
copy(java.io.InputStream input,
java.io.Writer output,
java.lang.String encoding)
Copy bytes from an
InputStream to chars on a
Writer using the specified character encoding. |
static void |
copy(java.io.Reader input,
java.io.OutputStream output)
Copy chars from a
Reader to bytes on an
OutputStream using the default character encoding of the
platform, and calling flush. |
static void |
copy(java.io.Reader input,
java.io.OutputStream output,
java.lang.String encoding)
Copy chars from a
Reader to bytes on an
OutputStream using the specified character encoding, and
calling flush. |
static int |
copy(java.io.Reader input,
java.io.Writer output)
Copy chars from a
Reader to a Writer . |
static long |
copyLarge(java.io.InputStream input,
java.io.OutputStream output)
Copy bytes from a large (over 2GB)
InputStream to an
OutputStream . |
static long |
copyLarge(java.io.Reader input,
java.io.Writer output)
Copy chars from a large (over 2GB)
Reader to a Writer . |
static java.lang.String |
toString(java.io.InputStream input)
Get the contents of an
InputStream as a String
using the default character encoding of the platform. |
static java.lang.String |
toString(java.io.InputStream input,
java.lang.String encoding)
Get the contents of an
InputStream as a String
using the specified character encoding. |
static java.lang.String |
toString(java.io.Reader input)
Get the contents of a
Reader as a String. |
static void |
write(byte[] data,
java.io.OutputStream output)
Writes bytes from a
byte[] to an OutputStream . |
static void |
write(byte[] data,
java.io.Writer output)
Writes bytes from a
byte[] to chars on a Writer
using the default character encoding of the platform. |
static void |
write(byte[] data,
java.io.Writer output,
java.lang.String encoding)
Writes bytes from a
byte[] to chars on a Writer
using the specified character encoding. |
static void |
write(char[] data,
java.io.OutputStream output)
Writes chars from a
char[] to bytes on an
OutputStream . |
static void |
write(char[] data,
java.io.OutputStream output,
java.lang.String encoding)
Writes chars from a
char[] to bytes on an
OutputStream using the specified character encoding. |
static void |
write(char[] data,
java.io.Writer output)
Writes chars from a
char[] to a Writer
using the default character encoding of the platform. |
static void |
write(java.lang.StringBuffer data,
java.io.OutputStream output)
Writes chars from a
StringBuffer to bytes on an
OutputStream using the default character encoding of the
platform. |
static void |
write(java.lang.StringBuffer data,
java.io.OutputStream output,
java.lang.String encoding)
Writes chars from a
StringBuffer to bytes on an
OutputStream using the specified character encoding. |
static void |
write(java.lang.StringBuffer data,
java.io.Writer output)
Writes chars from a
StringBuffer to a Writer . |
static void |
write(java.lang.String data,
java.io.OutputStream output)
Writes chars from a
String to bytes on an
OutputStream using the default character encoding of the
platform. |
static void |
write(java.lang.String data,
java.io.OutputStream output,
java.lang.String encoding)
Writes chars from a
String to bytes on an
OutputStream using the specified character encoding. |
static void |
write(java.lang.String data,
java.io.Writer output)
Writes chars from a
String to a Writer . |
public static final char DIR_SEPARATOR
public static final char DIR_SEPARATOR_UNIX
public static final char DIR_SEPARATOR_WINDOWS
public static final java.lang.String LINE_SEPARATOR
public static final java.lang.String LINE_SEPARATOR_UNIX
public static final java.lang.String LINE_SEPARATOR_WINDOWS
public IOUtils()
public static void closeQuietly(java.io.InputStream input)
InputStream
.
Equivalent to InputStream.close()
, except any exceptions will be ignored.
This is typically used in finally blocks.
input
- the InputStream to close, may be null or already closedpublic static void closeQuietly(java.io.OutputStream output)
OutputStream
.
Equivalent to OutputStream.close()
, except any exceptions will be ignored.
This is typically used in finally blocks.
output
- the OutputStream to close, may be null or already closedpublic static int copy(java.io.InputStream input, java.io.OutputStream output) throws java.io.IOException
InputStream
to an
OutputStream
.
This method buffers the input internally, so there is no need to use a
BufferedInputStream
.
Large streams (over 2GB) will return a bytes copied value of
-1
after the copy has completed since the correct
number of bytes cannot be returned as an int. For large streams
use the copyLarge(InputStream, OutputStream)
method.
input
- the InputStream
to read fromoutput
- the OutputStream
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if the input or output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occursjava.lang.ArithmeticException
- if the byte count is too largepublic static void copy(java.io.InputStream input, java.io.Writer output) throws java.io.IOException
InputStream
to chars on a
Writer
using the default character encoding of the platform.
This method buffers the input internally, so there is no need to use a
BufferedInputStream
.
This method uses InputStreamReader
.
input
- the InputStream
to read fromoutput
- the Writer
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if the input or output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void copy(java.io.InputStream input, java.io.Writer output, java.lang.String encoding) throws java.io.IOException
InputStream
to chars on a
Writer
using the specified character encoding.
This method buffers the input internally, so there is no need to use a
BufferedInputStream
.
Character encoding names can be found at IANA.
This method uses InputStreamReader
.
input
- the InputStream
to read fromoutput
- the Writer
to write toencoding
- the encoding to use, null means platform defaultjava.lang.NullPointerException
- if the input or output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void copy(java.io.Reader input, java.io.OutputStream output) throws java.io.IOException
Reader
to bytes on an
OutputStream
using the default character encoding of the
platform, and calling flush.
This method buffers the input internally, so there is no need to use a
BufferedReader
.
Due to the implementation of OutputStreamWriter, this method performs a flush.
This method uses OutputStreamWriter
.
input
- the Reader
to read fromoutput
- the OutputStream
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if the input or output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void copy(java.io.Reader input, java.io.OutputStream output, java.lang.String encoding) throws java.io.IOException
Reader
to bytes on an
OutputStream
using the specified character encoding, and
calling flush.
This method buffers the input internally, so there is no need to use a
BufferedReader
.
Character encoding names can be found at IANA.
Due to the implementation of OutputStreamWriter, this method performs a flush.
This method uses OutputStreamWriter
.
input
- the Reader
to read fromoutput
- the OutputStream
to write toencoding
- the encoding to use, null means platform defaultjava.lang.NullPointerException
- if the input or output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static int copy(java.io.Reader input, java.io.Writer output) throws java.io.IOException
Reader
to a Writer
.
This method buffers the input internally, so there is no need to use a
BufferedReader
.
Large streams (over 2GB) will return a chars copied value of
-1
after the copy has completed since the correct
number of chars cannot be returned as an int. For large streams
use the copyLarge(Reader, Writer)
method.
input
- the Reader
to read fromoutput
- the Writer
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if the input or output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occursjava.lang.ArithmeticException
- if the character count is too largepublic static long copyLarge(java.io.InputStream input, java.io.OutputStream output) throws java.io.IOException
InputStream
to an
OutputStream
.
This method buffers the input internally, so there is no need to use a
BufferedInputStream
.
input
- the InputStream
to read fromoutput
- the OutputStream
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if the input or output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static long copyLarge(java.io.Reader input, java.io.Writer output) throws java.io.IOException
Reader
to a Writer
.
This method buffers the input internally, so there is no need to use a
BufferedReader
.
input
- the Reader
to read fromoutput
- the Writer
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if the input or output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static java.lang.String toString(java.io.InputStream input) throws java.io.IOException
InputStream
as a String
using the default character encoding of the platform.
This method buffers the input internally, so there is no need to use a
BufferedInputStream
.
input
- the InputStream
to read fromjava.lang.NullPointerException
- if the input is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static java.lang.String toString(java.io.InputStream input, java.lang.String encoding) throws java.io.IOException
InputStream
as a String
using the specified character encoding.
Character encoding names can be found at IANA.
This method buffers the input internally, so there is no need to use a
BufferedInputStream
.
input
- the InputStream
to read fromencoding
- the encoding to use, null means platform defaultjava.lang.NullPointerException
- if the input is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static java.lang.String toString(java.io.Reader input) throws java.io.IOException
Reader
as a String.
This method buffers the input internally, so there is no need to use a
BufferedReader
.
input
- the Reader
to read fromjava.lang.NullPointerException
- if the input is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void write(byte[] data, java.io.OutputStream output) throws java.io.IOException
byte[]
to an OutputStream
.data
- the byte array to write, do not modify during output,
null ignoredoutput
- the OutputStream
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void write(byte[] data, java.io.Writer output) throws java.io.IOException
byte[]
to chars on a Writer
using the default character encoding of the platform.
This method uses String.String(byte[])
.
data
- the byte array to write, do not modify during output,
null ignoredoutput
- the Writer
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void write(byte[] data, java.io.Writer output, java.lang.String encoding) throws java.io.IOException
byte[]
to chars on a Writer
using the specified character encoding.
Character encoding names can be found at IANA.
This method uses String.String(byte[], String)
.
data
- the byte array to write, do not modify during output,
null ignoredoutput
- the Writer
to write toencoding
- the encoding to use, null means platform defaultjava.lang.NullPointerException
- if output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void write(char[] data, java.io.OutputStream output) throws java.io.IOException
char[]
to bytes on an
OutputStream
.
This method uses String.String(char[])
and
String.getBytes()
.
data
- the char array to write, do not modify during output,
null ignoredoutput
- the OutputStream
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void write(char[] data, java.io.OutputStream output, java.lang.String encoding) throws java.io.IOException
char[]
to bytes on an
OutputStream
using the specified character encoding.
Character encoding names can be found at IANA.
This method uses String.String(char[])
and
String.getBytes(String)
.
data
- the char array to write, do not modify during output,
null ignoredoutput
- the OutputStream
to write toencoding
- the encoding to use, null means platform defaultjava.lang.NullPointerException
- if output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void write(char[] data, java.io.Writer output) throws java.io.IOException
char[]
to a Writer
using the default character encoding of the platform.data
- the char array to write, do not modify during output,
null ignoredoutput
- the Writer
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void write(java.lang.StringBuffer data, java.io.OutputStream output) throws java.io.IOException
StringBuffer
to bytes on an
OutputStream
using the default character encoding of the
platform.
This method uses String.getBytes()
.
data
- the StringBuffer
to write, null ignoredoutput
- the OutputStream
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void write(java.lang.StringBuffer data, java.io.OutputStream output, java.lang.String encoding) throws java.io.IOException
StringBuffer
to bytes on an
OutputStream
using the specified character encoding.
Character encoding names can be found at IANA.
This method uses String.getBytes(String)
.
data
- the StringBuffer
to write, null ignoredoutput
- the OutputStream
to write toencoding
- the encoding to use, null means platform defaultjava.lang.NullPointerException
- if output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void write(java.lang.StringBuffer data, java.io.Writer output) throws java.io.IOException
StringBuffer
to a Writer
.data
- the StringBuffer
to write, null ignoredoutput
- the Writer
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void write(java.lang.String data, java.io.OutputStream output) throws java.io.IOException
String
to bytes on an
OutputStream
using the default character encoding of the
platform.
This method uses String.getBytes()
.
data
- the String
to write, null ignoredoutput
- the OutputStream
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void write(java.lang.String data, java.io.OutputStream output, java.lang.String encoding) throws java.io.IOException
String
to bytes on an
OutputStream
using the specified character encoding.
Character encoding names can be found at IANA.
This method uses String.getBytes(String)
.
data
- the String
to write, null ignoredoutput
- the OutputStream
to write toencoding
- the encoding to use, null means platform defaultjava.lang.NullPointerException
- if output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic static void write(java.lang.String data, java.io.Writer output) throws java.io.IOException
String
to a Writer
.data
- the String
to write, null ignoredoutput
- the Writer
to write tojava.lang.NullPointerException
- if output is nulljava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurs