* This method buffers the input internally using BufferedReader
if they are not
* already buffered.
*
* @param input1
* the first reader
* @param input2
* the second reader
* @return true if the content of the readers are equal or they both don't exist, false
* otherwise
* @throws NullPointerException
* if either input is null
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs
* @since 1.1
*/
public static boolean contentEquals(Reader input1, Reader input2) throws IOException
{
if (!(input1 instanceof BufferedReader))
{
input1 = new BufferedReader(input1);
}
if (!(input2 instanceof BufferedReader))
{
input2 = new BufferedReader(input2);
}
int ch = input1.read();
while (-1 != ch)
{
int ch2 = input2.read();
if (ch != ch2)
{
return false;
}
ch = input1.read();
}
int ch2 = input2.read();
return (ch2 == -1);
}
}