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javastringtype-conversioninputstream

How do I convert a String to an InputStream in Java?

Given a string:

String exampleString = "example";

How do I convert it to an InputStream?

Solution

  • Like this:

    InputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(exampleString.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));

    Note that this assumes that you want an InputStream that is a stream of bytes that represent your original string encoded as UTF-8.

    For versions of Java less than 7, replace StandardCharsets.UTF_8 with "UTF-8".