JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.4.0

java.io
Class FileReader

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.io.Reader
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        +--java.io.InputStreamReader
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              +--java.io.FileReader

public class FileReader
extends InputStreamReader

Convenience class for reading character files. The constructors of this class assume that the default character encoding and the default byte-buffer size are appropriate. To specify these values yourself, construct an InputStreamReader on a FileInputStream.

FileReader is meant for reading streams of characters. For reading streams of raw bytes, consider using a FileInputStream.

Since:
JDK1.1
See Also:
InputStreamReader, FileInputStream

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class java.io.Reader
lock
 
Constructor Summary
FileReader(File file)
          Creates a new FileReader, given the File to read from.
FileReader(FileDescriptor fd)
          Creates a new FileReader, given the FileDescriptor to read from.
FileReader(String fileName)
          Creates a new FileReader, given the name of the file to read from.
 
Methods inherited from class java.io.InputStreamReader
close, getEncoding, read, read, ready
 
Methods inherited from class java.io.Reader
mark, markSupported, read, reset, skip
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

FileReader

public FileReader(String fileName)
           throws FileNotFoundException
Creates a new FileReader, given the name of the file to read from.

Parameters:
fileName - the name of the file to read from
Throws:
FileNotFoundException - if the specified file is not found
FileNotFoundException

FileReader

public FileReader(File file)
           throws FileNotFoundException
Creates a new FileReader, given the File to read from.

Parameters:
file - the File to read from
Throws:
FileNotFoundException - if the specified file is not found
FileNotFoundException

FileReader

public FileReader(FileDescriptor fd)
Creates a new FileReader, given the FileDescriptor to read from.

Parameters:
fd - the FileDescriptor to read from

JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.4.0

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