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Cannot delete file even after closing InputStream

After reading a file, I'm trying to delete it, but the following error appears:
java.io.IOException: Unable to delete file test.zip at
org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.forceDelete (FileUtils.java:1390) at
org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.cleanDirectory (FileUtils.java:1044)
at org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.deleteDirectory
(FileUtils.java:977)
Here is my code. I've been careful to close the InputStream in the finally clause and only then call the method that deletes the file, but even then I can only delete it when I stop the program.
InputStream is = null;
try {
is = new URL(filePath).openStream(); // filePath is a string containing the path to the file like http://test.com/file.zip
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is, "utf-8"));
String line;
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
sb.append(line.trim());
}
String xml = sb.toString(); // this code is working, the result of the "xml" variable is as expected
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
try {
if (is != null) {
is.close();
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
removeFileAndFolder(absolutePath);
}
private void removeFileAndFolder(String absolutePath) {
new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
String folder = getFolder(absolutePath); // this method just get the path to the folder, because I want to delete the entire folder, but the error occurs when deleting the file
FileUtils.deleteDirectory(new File(folder));
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}).start();
}
After some tests I discovered that I can manually delete the file just before the line "is = new URL (filePath) .openStream ();". After it, and even after the line "is.close ();" I can not delete the file manually unless I stop the program.

I got it. I was opening the file by the url (is = new URL(filePath).openStream();), and trying to delete it by absolute path. I changed it to "is = new FileInputStream(absoluteFilePath);" and it works!

NoSuchFileException error while executing jar file

I coded up a method which reads a text file, when I run it it works, but when I execute the jar, I get the NoSuchFileException error.
Here is my code:
private static final String textFile = "textFile.txt";
public readText() {
try {
regex = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths
.get(textFile)))
.replaceAll("\\r", "").split("\n");
} catch (final IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
Could someone point out where am I going wrong or what changes I'm supposed to make?

I figured out a way:
try {
InputStream in = getClass().getResourceAsStream(textFile);
StringBuilder content = new StringBuilder();
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in));
String line = reader.readLine();
while(line!=null){
content.append(line).append(System.lineSeparator());
line = reader.readLine();
}
regex = content.toString()
.replaceAll("\\r", "").split("\n");
} catch (final IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}

How to extract XML data to a string via URL

I wanna convert xml data from URL to json using this library , but it doesn't handle xml from URLs..! only if it was a string or file, so I wanna convert the data inside the url into a string!
is it possible?

This fragment can help you
new Thread() {
public void run() {
URL url = null;
BufferedReader in = null;
try {
url = new URL("your url");
in = new BufferedReader(
new InputStreamReader(
url.openStream(),"UTF-8"));//in most cases there is utf 8
String inputLine;
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null)
builder.append(inputLine);
String urlContent = builder.toString();
// process your received data somehow
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
if (in != null) {
try {
in.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}
}.start();

how to take the content of a file as a String in Java?

I am finding some difficulties to do the following operation in Java:
I have to take the content of an xml file and print it
I do something like this:
System.out.println("settings.xml: " + ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream("/home/andrea/Documenti/dir1/dir2/dir3/dir4/dir5/dir6/dir7/dir8/src/settings.xml"));
The problem is that the result of this statment is:
settings.xml: null
Why? What can I do to do it?
Tnx
Andrea

You can use this function:
private String getStringFromFile(File file)
{
BufferedReader br = null;
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
String line;
try
{
br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(file)));
while ((line = br.readLine()) != null)
{
sb.append(line);
}
} catch (IOException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
finally
{
if (br != null)
{
try
{
br.close();
}
catch (IOException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
return sb.toString();
}

For example:
System.out.println("settings.xml: " + ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream("home/andrea/Documenti/dir1/dir2/dir3/dir4/dir5/dir6/dir7/dir8/src/settings.xml"));

How can I read a text file in Android?

I want to read the text from a text file. In the code below, an exception occurs (that means it goes to the catch block). I put the text file in the application folder. Where should I put this text file (mani.txt) in order to read it correctly?
try
{
InputStream instream = openFileInput("E:\\test\\src\\com\\test\\mani.txt");
if (instream != null)
{
InputStreamReader inputreader = new InputStreamReader(instream);
BufferedReader buffreader = new BufferedReader(inputreader);
String line,line1 = "";
try
{
while ((line = buffreader.readLine()) != null)
line1+=line;
}catch (Exception e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
String error="";
error=e.getMessage();
}

Try this :
I assume your text file is on sd card
//Find the directory for the SD Card using the API
//*Don't* hardcode "/sdcard"
File sdcard = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
//Get the text file
File file = new File(sdcard,"file.txt");
//Read text from file
StringBuilder text = new StringBuilder();
try {
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
String line;
while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
text.append(line);
text.append('\n');
}
br.close();
}
catch (IOException e) {
//You'll need to add proper error handling here
}
//Find the view by its id
TextView tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.text_view);
//Set the text
tv.setText(text.toString());
following links can also help you :
How can I read a text file from the SD card in Android?
How to read text file in Android?
Android read text raw resource file

If you want to read file from sd card. Then following code might be helpful for you.
StringBuilder text = new StringBuilder();
try {
File sdcard = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
File file = new File(sdcard,"testFile.txt");
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
String line;
while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
text.append(line);
Log.i("Test", "text : "+text+" : end");
text.append('\n');
} }
catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
finally{
br.close();
}
TextView tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.amount);
tv.setText(text.toString()); ////Set the text to text view.
}
}
If you wan to read file from asset folder then
AssetManager am = context.getAssets();
InputStream is = am.open("test.txt");
Or If you wan to read this file from res/raw foldery, where the file will be indexed and is accessible by an id in the R file:
InputStream is = getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.test);
Good example of reading text file from res/raw folder

Put your text file in Asset Folder...& read file form that folder...
see below reference links...
http://www.technotalkative.com/android-read-file-from-assets/
http://sree.cc/google/reading-text-file-from-assets-folder-in-android
Reading a simple text file
hope it will help...

Try this code
public static String pathRoot = "/sdcard/system/temp/";
public static String readFromFile(Context contect, String nameFile) {
String aBuffer = "";
try {
File myFile = new File(pathRoot + nameFile);
FileInputStream fIn = new FileInputStream(myFile);
BufferedReader myReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fIn));
String aDataRow = "";
while ((aDataRow = myReader.readLine()) != null) {
aBuffer += aDataRow;
}
myReader.close();
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return aBuffer;
}

First you store your text file in to raw folder.
private void loadWords() throws IOException {
Log.d(TAG, "Loading words...");
final Resources resources = mHelperContext.getResources();
InputStream inputStream = resources.openRawResource(R.raw.definitions);
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inputStream));
try {
String line;
while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
String[] strings = TextUtils.split(line, "-");
if (strings.length < 2)
continue;
long id = addWord(strings[0].trim(), strings[1].trim());
if (id < 0) {
Log.e(TAG, "unable to add word: " + strings[0].trim());
}
}
} finally {
reader.close();
}
Log.d(TAG, "DONE loading words.");
}

Shortest form for small text files (in Kotlin):
val reader = FileReader(path)
val txt = reader.readText()
reader.close()

Try this
try {
reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in,"UTF-8"));
} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e1) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e1.printStackTrace();
}
String line="";
String s ="";
try
{
line = reader.readLine();
}
catch (IOException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
while (line != null)
{
s = s + line;
s =s+"\n";
try
{
line = reader.readLine();
}
catch (IOException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
tv.setText(""+s);
}