A subset of the Reader hierarchy
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Reader <<abstract>>
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BufferedReader
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InputStreamReader
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FileReader
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Classes used to connect to a file with a buffer
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BufferedReader – contains methods for reading data from the stream
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FileReader – connects the stream to a file
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Constructors of these classes
| Method | Throws |
| BufferedReader(Reader) | None |
| FileReader(File) | FileNotFoundException |
| FileReader(StringFileName) | FileNotFoundException |
Example 1: How to connect a character input stream to a file
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader( new FileReader(productsFile));Descriptions:
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Although you can read files with the FileReader class alone, the BufferedReader class improves efficiency and provides better methods for reading character input streams.
More info can be found here: http://www.j2ee.me/javase/6/docs/api/java/io/BufferedReader.html