To store the output of the OutputStream in the String

Question

I can get the output of the transformer.transform("","") to be printed on the screen, but the aim is to store the output in the String.
I checked out the API, one way to get the data would be to store the output in the file using.....
new StreamResult(new File("x.html")) and then get the data. But I am not suppose to use a temporary storage in the form of a file. Is there any other way I can get the data in the form of a String.
The code is :
File file = new File("table.xsl");
StreamSource xslSource = new StreamSource(file);
File file1 = new File("test.xml");
StreamSource xmlSource = new StreamSource(file1);
TransformerFactory tFactory = TransformerFactory.newInstance();
Transformer transformer = tFactory.newTransformer(xslSource);
target = new StreamResult(System.out);
transformer.transform(xmlSource,target);
Thanks in advance.
manibhat

Answer 1

Hi ecbouma,
Thanks for the solution.
I came across another approach..
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
PrintStream ps = new PrintStream(sw);
sw.toString();
It works fine...
I have a question over here...
PrintStream takes an argument that extends OutputStream, but looks like StringWriter does not extend OutputStream...
I am not sure why does the above code works.
manibhat