net.sourceforge.jcetaglib.tools
Class FileTools

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.jcetaglib.tools.FileTools

public class FileTools

extends java.lang.Object

Tools to handle some common file operations.

Version:

$Id: FileTools.java,v 1.4 2004/04/15 07:28:36 hamgert Exp $

Constructor Summary

FileTools()
Creates new FileTools

Method Summary

static byte[]	getBytesFromPEM(byte[] inbuf, java.lang.String beginKey, java.lang.String endKey) Reads binary bytes from a PEM-file.
static byte[]	readFiletoBuffer(java.lang.String file) Helpfunction to read a file to a byte array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileTools

public FileTools()

Creates new FileTools

Method Detail

getBytesFromPEM

public static byte[] getBytesFromPEM(byte[] inbuf,
                                     java.lang.String beginKey,
                                     java.lang.String endKey)
                              throws java.io.IOException

Reads binary bytes from a PEM-file. The PEM-file may contain other stuff, the first item between beginKey and endKey is read.

Example:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----


Parameters:
inbuf - input buffer containing PEM-formatted stuff.
Returns:
byte[] containing binary Base64 decoded bytes.
Throws:
java.io.IOException - if the PEM file does not contain the right keys.

readFiletoBuffer

public static byte[] readFiletoBuffer(java.lang.String file)
                               throws java.io.IOException

Helpfunction to read a file to a byte array.

Parameters:

file - filename of file.

Returns:

byte[] containing the contents of the file.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if the file does not exist or cannot be read.