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Class java.io.Reader
java.lang.Object
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+----java.io.Reader
- public abstract class Reader
- extends Object
Abstract class for reading character streams. The only methods that a
subclass must implement are read(char[], int, int) and close(). Most
subclasses, however, will override some of the methods defined here in order
to provide higher efficiency, additional functionality, or both.
- See Also:
- BufferedReader, LineNumberReader, CharArrayReader, InputStreamReader, FileReader, FilterReader, PushbackReader, PipedReader, StringReader, Writer
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lock
- The object used to synchronize operations on this stream.
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Reader()
- Create a new character-stream reader whose critical sections will
synchronize on the reader itself.
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Reader(Object)
- Create a new character-stream reader whose critical sections will
synchronize on the given object.
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close()
- Close the stream.
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mark(int)
- Mark the present position in the stream.
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markSupported()
- Tell whether this stream supports the mark() operation.
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read()
- Read a single character.
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read(char[])
- Read characters into an array.
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read(char[], int, int)
- Read characters into a portion of an array.
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ready()
- Tell whether this stream is ready to be read.
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reset()
- Reset the stream.
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skip(long)
- Skip characters.
lock
protected Object lock
- The object used to synchronize operations on this stream. For
efficiency, a character-stream object may use an object other than
itself to protect critical sections. A subclass should therefore use
the object in this field rather than this or a synchronized
method.
Reader
protected Reader()
- Create a new character-stream reader whose critical sections will
synchronize on the reader itself.
Reader
protected Reader(Object lock)
- Create a new character-stream reader whose critical sections will
synchronize on the given object.
read
public int read() throws IOException
- Read a single character. This method will block until a character is
available, an I/O error occurs, or the end of the stream is reached.
Subclasses that intend to support efficient single-character input
should override this method.
- Returns:
- The character read, as an integer in the range 0 to 16383
(0x00-0xffff), or -1 if the end of the stream has
been reached
- Throws: IOException
- If an I/O error occurs
read
public int read(char cbuf[]) throws IOException
- Read characters into an array. This method will block until some input
is available, an I/O error occurs, or the end of the stream is reached.
- Parameters:
- cbuf - Destination buffer
- Returns:
- The number of bytes read, or -1 if the end of the stream
has been reached
- Throws: IOException
- If an I/O error occurs
read
public abstract int read(char cbuf[],
int off,
int len) throws IOException
- Read characters into a portion of an array. This method will block
until some input is available, an I/O error occurs, or the end of the
stream is reached.
- Parameters:
- cbuf - Destination buffer
- off - Offset at which to start storing characters
- len - Maximum number of characters to read
- Returns:
- The number of characters read, or -1 if the end of the
stream has been reached
- Throws: IOException
- If an I/O error occurs
skip
public long skip(long n) throws IOException
- Skip characters. This method will block until some characters are
available, an I/O error occurs, or the end of the stream is reached.
- Parameters:
- n - The number of characters to skip
- Returns:
- The number of characters actually skipped
- Throws: IOException
- If an I/O error occurs
ready
public boolean ready() throws IOException
- Tell whether this stream is ready to be read.
- Returns:
- True if the next read() is guaranteed not to block for input,
false otherwise. Note that returning false does not guarantee that the
next read will block.
- Throws: IOException
- If an I/O error occurs
markSupported
public boolean markSupported()
- Tell whether this stream supports the mark() operation.
mark
public void mark(int readAheadLimit) throws IOException
- Mark the present position in the stream. Subsequent calls to reset()
will attempt to reposition the stream to this point. Not all
character-input streams support the mark() operation.
- Parameters:
- readAheadLimit - Limit on the number of characters that may be
read while still preserving the mark. After
reading this many characters, attempting to
reset the stream may fail.
- Throws: IOException
- If the stream does not support mark(),
or if some other I/O error occurs
reset
public void reset() throws IOException
- Reset the stream. If the stream has been marked, then attempt to
reposition it at the mark. If the stream has not been marked, then
attempt to reset it in some way appropriate to the particular stream,
for example by repositioning it to its starting point. Not all
character-input streams support the reset() operation, and some support
reset() without supporting mark().
- Throws: IOException
- If the stream has not been marked,
or if the mark has been invalidated,
or if the stream does not support reset(),
or if some other I/O error occurs
close
public abstract void close() throws IOException
- Close the stream. Once a stream has been closed, further read(),
ready(), mark(), or reset() invocations will throw an IOException.
Closing a previously-closed stream, however, has no effect.
- Throws: IOException
- If an I/O error occurs
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