How to use

toString

method

in

org.drools.repository.utils.IOUtils

/**
 * Only for use in the StorageEventManager, for passing the fromRepo
 * parameter
 * 
 * returns the string contents of the asset node. If this is a binary asset,
 * this will return null (use getBinaryContent instead).
 */    
//REVISIT: This return the binary data as a byte array if its binary asset. 
//Return null is better?
public String getContent(Boolean fromRepo) throws RulesRepositoryException {
  try {
    if ( StorageEventManager.hasLoadEvent() && !fromRepo ) {
      return IOUtils.toString( StorageEventManager.getLoadEvent().loadContent( this ) );
    }
    if ( isBinary() ) {
      return new String( this.getBinaryContentAsBytes() );
    }
    Node ruleNode = getVersionContentNode();
    if ( ruleNode.hasProperty( CONTENT_PROPERTY_NAME ) ) {
      Property data = ruleNode.getProperty( CONTENT_PROPERTY_NAME );
      return data.getValue().getString();
    } else {
      return "";
    }
  } catch ( Exception e ) {
    log.error( "Caught Exception",
          e );
    throw new RulesRepositoryException( e );
  }
}

/**
 * Only for use in the StorageEventManager, for passing the fromRepo
 * parameter
 * 
 * returns the string contents of the asset node. If this is a binary asset,
 * this will return null (use getBinaryContent instead).
 */    
//REVISIT: This return the binary data as a byte array if its binary asset. 
//Return null is better?
public String getContent(Boolean fromRepo) throws RulesRepositoryException {
  try {
    if ( StorageEventManager.hasLoadEvent() && !fromRepo ) {
      return IOUtils.toString( StorageEventManager.getLoadEvent().loadContent( this ) );
    }
    if ( isBinary() ) {
      return new String( this.getBinaryContentAsBytes() );
    }
    Node ruleNode = getVersionContentNode();
    if ( ruleNode.hasProperty( CONTENT_PROPERTY_NAME ) ) {
      Property data = ruleNode.getProperty( CONTENT_PROPERTY_NAME );
      return data.getValue().getString();
    } else {
      return "";
    }
  } catch ( Exception e ) {
    log.error( "Caught Exception",
          e );
    throw new RulesRepositoryException( e );
  }
}