Java Examples: How to convert String to InputStream in Java?

Question:

How to convert String to InputStream in Java?

Code:

import java.io.*;
 
public class StringToInputStream {
   public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
 
      String str = "Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam I am.";
 
      // Convert String into InputStream
      InputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream(str.getBytes());
 
      // Read it with BufferedReader
      InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(is);
      BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(isr);
 
      String line;
      while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
         System.out.println(line);
      }
 
      br.close();
   }
}

Output:

$ java StringToInputStream
Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam I am.