Files (Guava Maven Parent 13.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.google.common.io.Files

```
@Beta
public final class Files
extends Object
```
Provides utility methods for working with files.
All method parameters must be non-null unless documented otherwise.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Chris Nokleberg

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static void`	`append(CharSequence from, File to, Charset charset)` Appends a character sequence (such as a string) to a file using the given character set.
`static void`	`copy(File from, Charset charset, Appendable to)` Copies all characters from a file to an appendable object, using the given character set.
`static <W extends Appendable & Closeable> void`	`copy(File from, Charset charset, OutputSupplier<W> to)` Copies all characters from a file to a `Appendable` & `Closeable` object supplied by a factory, using the given character set.
`static void`	`copy(File from, File to)` Copies all the bytes from one file to another.
`static void`	`copy(File from, OutputStream to)` Copies all bytes from a file to an output stream.
`static void`	`copy(File from, OutputSupplier<? extends OutputStream> to)` Copies all bytes from a file to an `OutputStream` supplied by a factory.
`static void`	`copy(InputSupplier<? extends InputStream> from, File to)` Copies to a file all bytes from an `InputStream` supplied by a factory.
`static <R extends Readable & Closeable> void`	`copy(InputSupplier<R> from, File to, Charset charset)` Copies to a file all characters from a `Readable` and `Closeable` object supplied by a factory, using the given character set.
`static void`	`createParentDirs(File file)` Creates any necessary but nonexistent parent directories of the specified file.
`static File`	`createTempDir()` Atomically creates a new directory somewhere beneath the system's temporary directory (as defined by the `java.io.tmpdir` system property), and returns its name.
`static boolean`	`equal(File file1, File file2)` Returns true if the files contains the same bytes.
`static long`	`getChecksum(File file, Checksum checksum)` Computes and returns the checksum value for a file.
`static String`	`getFileExtension(String fileName)` Returns the file extension for the given file name, or the empty string if the file has no extension.
`static HashCode`	`hash(File file, HashFunction hashFunction)` Computes the hash code of the `file` using `hashFunction`.
`static MappedByteBuffer`	`map(File file)` Fully maps a file read-only in to memory as per `FileChannel.map(java.nio.channels.FileChannel.MapMode, long, long)`.
`static MappedByteBuffer`	`map(File file, FileChannel.MapMode mode)` Fully maps a file in to memory as per `FileChannel.map(java.nio.channels.FileChannel.MapMode, long, long)` using the requested `FileChannel.MapMode`.
`static MappedByteBuffer`	`map(File file, FileChannel.MapMode mode, long size)` Maps a file in to memory as per `FileChannel.map(java.nio.channels.FileChannel.MapMode, long, long)` using the requested `FileChannel.MapMode`.
`static void`	`move(File from, File to)` Moves the file from one path to another.
`static InputSupplier<FileInputStream>`	`newInputStreamSupplier(File file)` Returns a factory that will supply instances of `FileInputStream` that read from a file.
`static OutputSupplier<FileOutputStream>`	`newOutputStreamSupplier(File file)` Returns a factory that will supply instances of `FileOutputStream` that write to a file.
`static OutputSupplier<FileOutputStream>`	`newOutputStreamSupplier(File file, boolean append)` Returns a factory that will supply instances of `FileOutputStream` that write to or append to a file.
`static BufferedReader`	`newReader(File file, Charset charset)` Returns a buffered reader that reads from a file using the given character set.
`static InputSupplier<InputStreamReader>`	`newReaderSupplier(File file, Charset charset)` Returns a factory that will supply instances of `InputStreamReader` that read a file using the given character set.
`static BufferedWriter`	`newWriter(File file, Charset charset)` Returns a buffered writer that writes to a file using the given character set.
`static OutputSupplier<OutputStreamWriter>`	`newWriterSupplier(File file, Charset charset)` Returns a factory that will supply instances of `OutputStreamWriter` that write to a file using the given character set.
`static OutputSupplier<OutputStreamWriter>`	`newWriterSupplier(File file, Charset charset, boolean append)` Returns a factory that will supply instances of `OutputStreamWriter` that write to or append to a file using the given character set.
`static <T> T`	`readBytes(File file, ByteProcessor<T> processor)` Process the bytes of a file.
`static String`	`readFirstLine(File file, Charset charset)` Reads the first line from a file.
`static List<String>`	`readLines(File file, Charset charset)` Reads all of the lines from a file.
`static <T> T`	`readLines(File file, Charset charset, LineProcessor<T> callback)` Streams lines from a `File`, stopping when our callback returns false, or we have read all of the lines.
`static String`	`simplifyPath(String pathname)` Returns the lexically cleaned form of the path name, usually (but not always) equivalent to the original.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(File file)` Reads all bytes from a file into a byte array.
`static String`	`toString(File file, Charset charset)` Reads all characters from a file into a `String`, using the given character set.
`static void`	`touch(File file)` Creates an empty file or updates the last updated timestamp on the same as the unix command of the same name.
`static void`	`write(byte[] from, File to)` Overwrites a file with the contents of a byte array.
`static void`	`write(CharSequence from, File to, Charset charset)` Writes a character sequence (such as a string) to a file using the given character set.

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

- Method Detail
  - newReader
```
public static BufferedReader newReader(File file,
                       Charset charset)
                                throws FileNotFoundException
```
    Returns a buffered reader that reads from a file using the given character set.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to read from
    charset - the charset used to decode the input stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    
    Returns:
    the buffered reader
    
    Throws:
    
    FileNotFoundException
  - newWriter
```
public static BufferedWriter newWriter(File file,
                       Charset charset)
                                throws FileNotFoundException
```
    Returns a buffered writer that writes to a file using the given character set.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to write to
    charset - the charset used to encode the output stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    
    Returns:
    the buffered writer
    
    Throws:
    
    FileNotFoundException
  - newInputStreamSupplier
```
public static InputSupplier<FileInputStream> newInputStreamSupplier(File file)
```
    Returns a factory that will supply instances of FileInputStream that read from a file.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to read from
    
    Returns:
    the factory
  - newOutputStreamSupplier
```
public static OutputSupplier<FileOutputStream> newOutputStreamSupplier(File file)
```
    Returns a factory that will supply instances of FileOutputStream that write to a file.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to write to
    
    Returns:
    the factory
  - newOutputStreamSupplier
```
public static OutputSupplier<FileOutputStream> newOutputStreamSupplier(File file,
                                                       boolean append)
```
    Returns a factory that will supply instances of FileOutputStream that write to or append to a file.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to write to
    append - if true, the encoded characters will be appended to the file; otherwise the file is overwritten
    
    Returns:
    the factory
  - newReaderSupplier
```
public static InputSupplier<InputStreamReader> newReaderSupplier(File file,
                                                 Charset charset)
```
    Returns a factory that will supply instances of InputStreamReader that read a file using the given character set.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to read from
    charset - the charset used to decode the input stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    
    Returns:
    the factory
  - newWriterSupplier
```
public static OutputSupplier<OutputStreamWriter> newWriterSupplier(File file,
                                                   Charset charset)
```
    Returns a factory that will supply instances of OutputStreamWriter that write to a file using the given character set.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to write to
    charset - the charset used to encode the output stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    
    Returns:
    the factory
  - newWriterSupplier
```
public static OutputSupplier<OutputStreamWriter> newWriterSupplier(File file,
                                                   Charset charset,
                                                   boolean append)
```
    Returns a factory that will supply instances of OutputStreamWriter that write to or append to a file using the given character set.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to write to
    charset - the charset used to encode the output stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    append - if true, the encoded characters will be appended to the file; otherwise the file is overwritten
    
    Returns:
    the factory
  - toByteArray
```
public static byte[] toByteArray(File file)
                          throws IOException
```
    Reads all bytes from a file into a byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to read from
    
    Returns:
    a byte array containing all the bytes from file
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the file is bigger than the largest possible byte array (2^31 - 1)
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - toString
```
public static String toString(File file,
              Charset charset)
                       throws IOException
```
    Reads all characters from a file into a String, using the given character set.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to read from
    charset - the charset used to decode the input stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    
    Returns:
    a string containing all the characters from the file
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - copy
```
public static void copy(InputSupplier<? extends InputStream> from,
        File to)
                 throws IOException
```
    Copies to a file all bytes from an InputStream supplied by a factory.
    
    Parameters:
    from - the input factory
    to - the destination file
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - write
```
public static void write(byte[] from,
         File to)
                  throws IOException
```
    Overwrites a file with the contents of a byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    from - the bytes to write
    to - the destination file
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - copy
```
public static void copy(File from,
        OutputSupplier<? extends OutputStream> to)
                 throws IOException
```
    Copies all bytes from a file to an OutputStream supplied by a factory.
    
    Parameters:
    from - the source file
    to - the output factory
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - copy
```
public static void copy(File from,
        OutputStream to)
                 throws IOException
```
    Copies all bytes from a file to an output stream.
    
    Parameters:
    from - the source file
    to - the output stream
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - copy
```
public static void copy(File from,
        File to)
                 throws IOException
```
    Copies all the bytes from one file to another. .
    
    Parameters:
    from - the source file
    to - the destination file
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if from.equals(to)
  - copy
```
public static <R extends Readable & Closeable> void copy(InputSupplier<R> from,
                                        File to,
                                        Charset charset)
                 throws IOException
```
    Copies to a file all characters from a Readable and Closeable object supplied by a factory, using the given character set.
    
    Parameters:
    from - the readable supplier
    to - the destination file
    charset - the charset used to encode the output stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - write
```
public static void write(CharSequence from,
         File to,
         Charset charset)
                  throws IOException
```
    Writes a character sequence (such as a string) to a file using the given character set.
    
    Parameters:
    from - the character sequence to write
    to - the destination file
    charset - the charset used to encode the output stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - append
```
public static void append(CharSequence from,
          File to,
          Charset charset)
                   throws IOException
```
    Appends a character sequence (such as a string) to a file using the given character set.
    
    Parameters:
    from - the character sequence to append
    to - the destination file
    charset - the charset used to encode the output stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - copy
```
public static <W extends Appendable & Closeable> void copy(File from,
                                          Charset charset,
                                          OutputSupplier<W> to)
                 throws IOException
```
    Copies all characters from a file to a Appendable & Closeable object supplied by a factory, using the given character set.
    
    Parameters:
    from - the source file
    charset - the charset used to decode the input stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    to - the appendable supplier
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - copy
```
public static void copy(File from,
        Charset charset,
        Appendable to)
                 throws IOException
```
    Copies all characters from a file to an appendable object, using the given character set.
    
    Parameters:
    from - the source file
    charset - the charset used to decode the input stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    to - the appendable object
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - equal
```
public static boolean equal(File file1,
            File file2)
                     throws IOException
```
    Returns true if the files contains the same bytes.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - createTempDir
```
public static File createTempDir()
```
    Atomically creates a new directory somewhere beneath the system's temporary directory (as defined by the java.io.tmpdir system property), and returns its name.
    Use this method instead of File.createTempFile(String, String) when you wish to create a directory, not a regular file. A common pitfall is to call createTempFile, delete the file and create a directory in its place, but this leads a race condition which can be exploited to create security vulnerabilities, especially when executable files are to be written into the directory.
    This method assumes that the temporary volume is writable, has free inodes and free blocks, and that it will not be called thousands of times per second.
    
    Returns:
    the newly-created directory
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if the directory could not be created
  - touch
```
public static void touch(File file)
                  throws IOException
```
    Creates an empty file or updates the last updated timestamp on the same as the unix command of the same name.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to create or update
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - createParentDirs
```
public static void createParentDirs(File file)
                             throws IOException
```
    Creates any necessary but nonexistent parent directories of the specified file. Note that if this operation fails it may have succeeded in creating some (but not all) of the necessary parent directories.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs, or if any necessary but nonexistent parent directories of the specified file could not be created.
    Since:
    
    4.0
  - move
```
public static void move(File from,
        File to)
                 throws IOException
```
    Moves the file from one path to another. This method can rename a file or move it to a different directory, like the Unix mv command.
    
    Parameters:
    from - the source file
    to - the destination file
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if from.equals(to)
  - readFirstLine
```
public static String readFirstLine(File file,
                   Charset charset)
                            throws IOException
```
    Reads the first line from a file. The line does not include line-termination characters, but does include other leading and trailing whitespace.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to read from
    charset - the charset used to decode the input stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    
    Returns:
    the first line, or null if the file is empty
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - readLines
```
public static List<String> readLines(File file,
                     Charset charset)
                              throws IOException
```
    Reads all of the lines from a file. The lines do not include line-termination characters, but do include other leading and trailing whitespace.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to read from
    charset - the charset used to decode the input stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    
    Returns:
    a mutable List containing all the lines
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - readLines
```
public static <T> T readLines(File file,
              Charset charset,
              LineProcessor<T> callback)
                   throws IOException
```
    Streams lines from a File, stopping when our callback returns false, or we have read all of the lines.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to read from
    charset - the charset used to decode the input stream; see Charsets for helpful predefined constants
    callback - the LineProcessor to use to handle the lines
    
    Returns:
    the output of processing the lines
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - readBytes
```
public static <T> T readBytes(File file,
              ByteProcessor<T> processor)
                   throws IOException
```
    Process the bytes of a file.
    (If this seems too complicated, maybe you're looking for toByteArray(java.io.File).)
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to read
    processor - the object to which the bytes of the file are passed.
    
    Returns:
    the result of the byte processor
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - getChecksum
```
public static long getChecksum(File file,
               Checksum checksum)
                        throws IOException
```
    Computes and returns the checksum value for a file. The checksum object is reset when this method returns successfully.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to read
    checksum - the checksum object
    
    Returns:
    the result of Checksum.getValue() after updating the checksum object with all of the bytes in the file
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
  - hash
```
public static HashCode hash(File file,
            HashFunction hashFunction)
                     throws IOException
```
    Computes the hash code of the file using hashFunction.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to read
    hashFunction - the hash function to use to hash the data
    
    Returns:
    the HashCode of all of the bytes in the file
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
    Since:
    
    12.0
  - map
```
public static MappedByteBuffer map(File file)
                            throws IOException
```
    Fully maps a file read-only in to memory as per FileChannel.map(java.nio.channels.FileChannel.MapMode, long, long).
    Files are mapped from offset 0 to its length.
    This only works for files <= Integer.MAX_VALUE bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to map
    
    Returns:
    a read-only buffer reflecting file
    
    Throws:
    
    FileNotFoundException - if the file does not exist
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
    Since:
    
    2.0
    
    See Also:
    FileChannel.map(MapMode, long, long)
  - map
```
public static MappedByteBuffer map(File file,
                   FileChannel.MapMode mode)
                            throws IOException
```
    Fully maps a file in to memory as per FileChannel.map(java.nio.channels.FileChannel.MapMode, long, long) using the requested FileChannel.MapMode.
    Files are mapped from offset 0 to its length.
    This only works for files <= Integer.MAX_VALUE bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to map
    mode - the mode to use when mapping file
    
    Returns:
    a buffer reflecting file
    
    Throws:
    
    FileNotFoundException - if the file does not exist
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
    Since:
    
    2.0
    
    See Also:
    FileChannel.map(MapMode, long, long)
  - map
```
public static MappedByteBuffer map(File file,
                   FileChannel.MapMode mode,
                   long size)
                            throws FileNotFoundException,
                                   IOException
```
    Maps a file in to memory as per FileChannel.map(java.nio.channels.FileChannel.MapMode, long, long) using the requested FileChannel.MapMode.
    Files are mapped from offset 0 to size.
    If the mode is FileChannel.MapMode.READ_WRITE and the file does not exist, it will be created with the requested size. Thus this method is useful for creating memory mapped files which do not yet exist.
    This only works for files <= Integer.MAX_VALUE bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    file - the file to map
    mode - the mode to use when mapping file
    
    Returns:
    a buffer reflecting file
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an I/O error occurs
    
    FileNotFoundException
    Since:
    
    2.0
    
    See Also:
    FileChannel.map(MapMode, long, long)
  - simplifyPath
```
public static String simplifyPath(String pathname)
```
    Returns the lexically cleaned form of the path name, usually (but not always) equivalent to the original. The following heuristics are used:
    - empty string becomes .
    - . stays as .
    - fold out ./
    - fold out ../ when possible
    - collapse multiple slashes
    - delete trailing slashes (unless the path is just "/")
    These heuristics do not always match the behavior of the filesystem. In particular, consider the path a/../b, which simplifyPath will change to b. If a is a symlink to x, a/../b may refer to a sibling of x, rather than the sibling of a referred to by b.
    Since:
    
    11.0
  - getFileExtension
```
public static String getFileExtension(String fileName)
```
    Returns the file extension for the given file name, or the empty string if the file has no extension. The result does not include the '.'.
    
    Since:
    
    11.0

Class Files

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

newReader

newWriter

newInputStreamSupplier

newOutputStreamSupplier

newOutputStreamSupplier

newReaderSupplier

newWriterSupplier

newWriterSupplier

toByteArray

toString

copy

write

copy

copy

copy

copy

write

append

copy

copy

equal

createTempDir

touch

createParentDirs

move

readFirstLine

readLines

readLines

readBytes

getChecksum

hash

map

map

map

simplifyPath

getFileExtension