java.io
Class InputStream

eachByte

public void eachByte(groovy.lang.Closure closure)

Traverse through each byte of the specified stream. The stream is closed afterwards.

Parameters:

closure - closure to apply to each byte.

eachLine

public void eachLine(groovy.lang.Closure closure)

Iterates through the given stream line by line

Parameters:

closure - a closure.

filterLine

public groovy.lang.Writable filterLine(groovy.lang.Closure predicate)

Filter lines from an input stream using a closure predicate

Parameters:

predicate - a closure which returns boolean and takes a line.

Returns:

a filtered writer

filterLine

public void filterLine(java.io.Writer writer, groovy.lang.Closure predicate)

Filters lines from an input stream, writing to a writer, using a closure which returns boolean and takes a line.

Parameters:

writer - a writer to write output to.

predicate - a closure which returns a boolean and takes a line as input.

getText

public java.lang.String getText()

Reads the content of this InputStream and returns it as a String

Returns:

the text from that URL

getText

public java.lang.String getText(java.lang.String charset)

Reads the content of this InputStream with a specified charset and returns it as a String

Parameters:

charset - opens the stream with a specified charset.

Returns:

the text from that URL

iterator

public java.util.Iterator iterator()

Standard iterator for a input stream which iterates through the stream content in a byte-based fashion.

Returns:

an Iterator for the InputStream

newReader

public java.io.BufferedReader newReader()

Provides a reader for an arbitrary input stream

Returns:

a reader

readLine

public java.lang.String readLine()

Read a single, whole line from the given InputStream

Returns:

a line

readLines

public java.util.List readLines()

Reads the stream into a list of Strings for each line

Returns:

a List of lines

withReader

public void withReader(groovy.lang.Closure closure)

Helper method to create a new BufferedReader for a stream and then passes it into the closure and ensures its closed again afterwords.

Parameters:

closure - the closure to invoke with the InputStream.

withStream

public void withStream(groovy.lang.Closure closure)

Allows a InputStream to be used, calling the closure with the stream and then ensuring that the stream is closed down again irrespective of whether exceptions occur or the

Parameters:

closure - the closure that the stream is passed into.