loci.poi.util

Class HexRead

java.lang.Object

loci.poi.util.HexRead

public class HexRead
extends Object

Utilities to read hex from files.

Author:

Marc Johnson, Glen Stampoultzis (glens at apache.org)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HexRead()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static byte[]	readData(InputStream stream, int eofChar)
static byte[]	readData(String filename) This method reads hex data from a filename and returns a byte array.
static byte[]	readData(String filename, String section) Same as readData(String) except that this method allows you to specify sections within a file.
static byte[]	readFromString(String data)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HexRead

public HexRead()

Method Detail

readData

public static byte[] readData(String filename)
                       throws IOException

This method reads hex data from a filename and returns a byte array. The file may contain line comments that are preceeded with a # symbol.

Parameters:

filename - The filename to read

Returns:

The bytes read from the file.

Throws:

IOException - If there was a problem while reading the file.

readData

public static byte[] readData(String filename,
              String section)
                       throws IOException

Same as readData(String) except that this method allows you to specify sections within a file. Sections are referenced using section headers in the form:

  [sectioname]
 

Throws:

IOException

See Also:

readData(String)

readData

public static byte[] readData(InputStream stream,
              int eofChar)
                       throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

readFromString

public static byte[] readFromString(String data)
                             throws IOException

Throws:

IOException