java.io.FileReader
FileReader is class for turning a file into a character Stream. Data read
from the source is converted into characters. The encoding is assumed to
8859_1. The FileReader contains a buffer of bytes read from the source and
converts these into characters as needed. The buffer size is 8K.
Summary
protected |
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Object |
lock |
The object used to synchronize access to the reader. |
Public Constructors
Methods inherited
from class
java.io.Reader
clone,
equals,
finalize,
getClass,
hashCode,
notify,
notifyAll,
toString,
wait,
wait,
wait
Details
Public Constructors
public
FileReader(File file)
Construct a new FileReader on the given File
file
. If the
file
specified cannot be found, throw a
FileNotFoundException.
Parameters
file
| a File to be opened for reading characters from. |
Construct a new FileReader on the given FileDescriptor
fd
.
Since a previously opened FileDescriptor is passed as an argument, no
FileNotFoundException is thrown.
Parameters
fd
| the previously opened file descriptor.
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public
FileReader(String filename)
Construct a new FileReader on the given file named
filename
.
If the
filename
specified cannot be found, throw a
FileNotFoundException.
Parameters
filename
| an absolute or relative path specifying the file to open. |