Class FileReader

java.io.FileReader

All Implemented Interfaces:: Closeable, AutoCloseable, Readable

public class FileReader extends InputStreamReader

Reads text from character files using a default buffer size. Decoding from bytes to characters uses either a specified charset or the default charset.

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

Since:

1.1

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Field Summary

Fields declared in class Reader

lock

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`protected Object`	`lock`	The object used to synchronize operations on this stream.

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`FileReader(File file)`	Creates a new `FileReader`, given the `File` to read, using the default charset.
`FileReader(FileDescriptor fd)`	Creates a new `FileReader`, given the `FileDescriptor` to read, using the default charset.
`FileReader(File file, Charset charset)`	Creates a new `FileReader`, given the `File` to read and the charset.
`FileReader(String fileName)`	Creates a new `FileReader`, given the name of the file to read, using the default charset.
`FileReader(String fileName, Charset charset)`	Creates a new `FileReader`, given the name of the file to read and the charset.

Method Summary

Methods declared in class InputStreamReader

close, getEncoding, read, read, ready

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`	Closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with it.
`String`	`getEncoding()`	Returns the name of the character encoding being used by this stream.
`int`	`read()`	Reads a single character.
`int`	`read(char[] cbuf, int off, int len)`	Reads characters into a portion of an array.
`boolean`	`ready()`	Tells whether this stream is ready to be read.

Methods declared in class Reader

mark, markSupported, nullReader, of, read, read, readAllAsString, readAllLines, reset, skip, transferTo

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`mark(int readAheadLimit)`	Marks the present position in the stream.
`boolean`	`markSupported()`	Tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation.
`static Reader`	`nullReader()`	Returns a new `Reader` that reads no characters.
`static Reader`	`of(CharSequence cs)`	Returns a `Reader` that reads characters from a `CharSequence`.
`int`	`read(char[] cbuf)`	Reads characters into an array.
`int`	`read(CharBuffer target)`	Attempts to read characters into the specified character buffer.
`String`	`readAllAsString()`	Reads all remaining characters into a string.
`List<String>`	`readAllLines()`	Reads all remaining characters as lines of text.
`void`	`reset()`	Resets the stream.
`long`	`skip(long n)`	Skips characters.
`long`	`transferTo(Writer out)`	Reads all characters from this reader and writes the characters to the given writer in the order that they are read.

Methods declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

FileReader

public FileReader(String fileName) throws FileNotFoundException

Creates a new FileReader, given the name of the file to read, using the default charset.

Parameters:

fileName - the name of the file to read

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - if the named file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading.

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FileReader

public FileReader(File file) throws FileNotFoundException

Creates a new FileReader, given the File to read, using the default charset.

Parameters:

file - the File to read

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - if the file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading.

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FileReader

public FileReader(FileDescriptor fd)

Creates a new FileReader, given the FileDescriptor to read, using the default charset.

Parameters:

fd - the FileDescriptor to read

See Also:

FileReader

public FileReader(String fileName, Charset charset) throws IOException

Creates a new FileReader, given the name of the file to read and the charset.

Parameters:: fileName - the name of the file to read; charset - the charset
Throws:: IOException - if the named file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading.
Since:: 11

FileReader

public FileReader(File file, Charset charset) throws IOException

Creates a new FileReader, given the File to read and the charset.

Parameters:: file - the File to read; charset - the charset
Throws:: IOException - if the file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading.
Since:: 11

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