CODEWITHSUNDEEP
java
Mahdi
Mahdi

Reputation: 807

ByteArrayOutputStream. ToString() does not get any charset

I have written a simple code to print the output of console to a BytreArrayOutputStream. I am using JDK 1.7. However when I want the buffer to a String, I can't use the method BytreArrayOutputStream.ToString (String Charset)..

It doesn't have this function. I am using JDk1.7 and it should be supported. I am using Netbean in windoews 7.

PrintStream co1=new PrintStream(new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream());
System.setOut(co1);
StatsUtil.submit(command);
co1.flush();
co1.close();
co1.toString();//acceptted this but it doesn't give me the stream content
String t=co1.toString("UTF-8");//the compliers give me errors the method doesn't get any string parameter

Any help wold be appreciated.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 7204

Answers (2)

Tim Biegeleisen
Tim Biegeleisen

Reputation: 521289

You need to call toString() on the ByteArrayOutputStream itself, rather than the PrintStream which wraps it. Try using this code:

ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
PrintStream co1 = new PrintStream(baos, "UTF-8");
System.setOut(co1);
StatsUtil.submit(command);
co1.flush();
co1.close();
String t = baos.toString("UTF-8");

Upvotes: 5

Prashant
Prashant

Reputation: 1042

It looks like your goal is to collect everything going to System.out via the PrintStream and get it as a String in the end. Is that correct?

Assuming it is, for now, you are using two different constructs here. PrintStream and ByteArrayOutputStream. The PrintStream is the hose, while the BAOS is the storage tank. Think of the characters being written to as water coming in via the PrintStream into the BAOS tank.

When you are done, you are interested in the water in the tank, the hose has nothing in it.

That is why you need to get the bytes out of BAOS via toString.

Upvotes: 1

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