org.licas.query

Class DocumentReader

java.lang.Object

org.licas.query.DocumentReader

public class DocumentReader
extends java.lang.Object

Read a document into text. Can try to find a binary reader to parse word files.

Author:

Kieran Greer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DocumentReader()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	checkForBinaryReader() Check if a jar file with a binary reader is available and create if it is.
static java.lang.String	readDocument(java.lang.String filePath) Read a document into a text string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DocumentReader

public DocumentReader()

Method Detail

readDocument

public static java.lang.String readDocument(java.lang.String filePath)
                                     throws java.lang.Exception

Read a document into a text string. Check for a binary reader first.

Parameters:

filePath - the document file path.

Returns:

the parsed text.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - any error.

checkForBinaryReader

public static void checkForBinaryReader()

Check if a jar file with a binary reader is available and create if it is.