org.ow2.infra.utils.misc

Class FileUtils

java.lang.Object

org.ow2.infra.utils.misc.FileUtils

public class FileUtils
extends Object

Utilitary methods related to files.

Author:

Pierre-Yves Gibello - OW2

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FileUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	deleteIfExists(File file) Delete file or directory (empty or not)
static String	fileToString(File file) Read text file contents into a String
static String	tempFile(String data) Write data to temporary file (deleted on exit), and return path
static String	tempFile(String data, boolean keep) Write data to temporary file, and return path

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileUtils

public FileUtils()

Method Detail

deleteIfExists

public static void deleteIfExists(File file)
                           throws IOException

Delete file or directory (empty or not)

Parameters:

file - The file or directory to delete

Throws:

IOException

tempFile

public static String tempFile(String data)
                       throws IOException

Write data to temporary file (deleted on exit), and return path

Parameters:

data - The data to write

Returns:

A temporary file absolute path

Throws:

IOException

tempFile

public static String tempFile(String data,
                              boolean keep)
                       throws IOException

Write data to temporary file, and return path

Parameters:

data - The data to write

keep - false means delete on exit, true means persistent file

Returns:

A temporary file absolute path

Throws:

IOException

fileToString

public static String fileToString(File file)
                           throws IOException

Read text file contents into a String

Parameters:

file - The text file to read

Returns:

The file contents

Throws:

IOException