Method read

src/org/opensourcephysics/controls/OSPLog.java:1060–1077

Reads a file. @param fileName the name of the file @return the file contents as a String

(String fileName)

   * @return the file contents as a String
   */
  protected String read(String fileName) {
    File file = new File(fileName);
    StringBuffer buffer = null;
    try {
      BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
      buffer = new StringBuffer();
      String line = in.readLine();
      while(line!=null) {
        buffer.append(line+XML.NEW_LINE);
        line = in.readLine();
      }
      in.close();
			return buffer.toString();
    } catch(IOException ex) {
      logger.warning(ex.toString());
			return "";
    }
  }
  
	/**
	 * Singleton logging frame.