```
public interface FileContents
```
Provides lazy access to the contents of a given file.

Since:

6.1

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Provider<byte[]>`	`getAsBytes()`	Gets a provider of the entire file contents as a single byte array.
`Provider<java.lang.String>`	`getAsText()`	Gets a provider of the entire file contents as a single String.

- Method Detail
  - getAsText
```
Provider<java.lang.String> getAsText()
```
    Gets a provider of the entire file contents as a single String.
    The file is read only once and only when the value is requested for the first time.
    
    The returned provider won't have a value, i.e., Provider.isPresent() will return false when:
    
    the underlying file does not exist;
    
    this FileContents is connected to a Provider<RegularFile> with no value;
    
    When the underlying file exists but reading it fails, the ensuing exception is permanently propagated to callers of Provider.get(), Provider.getOrElse(T), Provider.getOrNull() and Provider.isPresent().
    Returns:
    
    provider of the entire file contents as a single String.
  - getAsBytes
```
Provider<byte[]> getAsBytes()
```
    Gets a provider of the entire file contents as a single byte array.
    The file is read only once and only when the value is requested for the first time.
    
    The returned provider won't have a value, i.e., Provider.isPresent() will return false when:
    
    the underlying file does not exist;
    
    this FileContents is connected to a Provider<RegularFile> with no value;
    
    When the underlying file exists but reading it fails, the ensuing exception is permanently propagated to callers of Provider.get(), Provider.getOrElse(T), Provider.getOrNull() and Provider.isPresent().
    Returns:
    
    provider of the entire file contents as a single byte array.

Interface FileContents

Method Summary

Method Detail

getAsText

getAsBytes