FileHelper (pentaho-platform-core 9.3.0.0-424 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.pentaho.platform.util.FileHelper

```
public class FileHelper
extends Object
```

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

FileHelper()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static void`	`closeInputStream(InputStream strm)`	Convenience method to close an input stream and handle (log and throw away) any exceptions.
`static void`	`closeReader(Reader rdr)`	Convenience method to close a Reader and handle (log and throw away) any exceptions.
`static byte[]`	`getBytesFromFile(File file)`
`static String`	`getStringFromFile(File f)`
`static String`	`getStringFromInputStream(InputStream is)`	Note: wrap the InputStreamReader in a BufferedReader for efficiency.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - FileHelper
```
public FileHelper()
```
- Method Detail
  - getStringFromInputStream
```
public static String getStringFromInputStream(InputStream is)
```
    Note: wrap the InputStreamReader in a BufferedReader for efficiency. See: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/io/InputStreamReader.html
    
    Parameters:
    
    is -
    
    Returns:
  - getStringFromFile
```
public static String getStringFromFile(File f)
```
  - getBytesFromFile
```
public static byte[] getBytesFromFile(File file)
                               throws IOException
```
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - closeInputStream
```
public static void closeInputStream(InputStream strm)
```
    Convenience method to close an input stream and handle (log and throw away) any exceptions. Helps keep code uncluttered.
    
    Parameters:
    
    strm - InputStream to be closed
  - closeReader
```
public static void closeReader(Reader rdr)
```
    Convenience method to close a Reader and handle (log and throw away) any exceptions. Helps keep code uncluttered.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rdr - InputSReadertream to be closed