Read file in byte array using FileInputStream

/*
  Read file in byte array using FileInputStream
  This example shows how to read a file in byte array using Java FileInputStream 
  class. This method should only be used when the file size is less 
  than Integer.MAX_VALUE.
*/
 
import java.io.*;
 
public class ReadFileByteArray {
 
  public static void main(String[] args) {
 
    //create file object
    File file = new File("C://FileIO//ReadString.txt");
 
    try
    {
      //create FileInputStream object
      FileInputStream fin = new FileInputStream(file);
 
      /*
       * Create byte array large enough to hold the content of the file.
       * Use File.length to determine size of the file in bytes.
       */
 
 
       byte fileContent[] = new byte[(int)file.length()];
 
       /*
        * To read content of the file in byte array, use
        * int read(byte[] byteArray) method of java FileInputStream class.
        *
        */
       fin.read(fileContent);
 
       //create string from byte array
       String strFileContent = new String(fileContent);
 
       System.out.println("File content : ");
       System.out.println(strFileContent);
 
    }
    catch(FileNotFoundException e)
    {
      System.out.println("File not found" + e);
    }
    catch(IOException ioe)
    {
      System.out.println("Exception while reading the file " + ioe); 
    }
  }
}
 
 
/*
Output would be
File content :
This file is for demonstration of how to read file in byte array 
using Java FileInputStream.
*/