public byte[] readAsBytes() throws DescriptorIOException {
try {
return FileUtils.readFileToByteArray(new File(locator.getURI().getPath()));
} catch (IOException ex) {
throw new DescriptorIOException("Cannot read descriptor: " + locator.getLastName(), ex);
}
}
public String readAsString() throws DescriptorIOException {
byte[] encoded = this.readAsBytes();
try {
return new String(encoded, DescriptorWriter.CHARSET);
} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
throw new DescriptorIOException("Cannot read from: " + locator.toString(), e);
}
}