Class InputStreamReader

java.lang.Object

java.io.Reader

java.io.InputStreamReader

All Implemented Interfaces:: Closeable, AutoCloseable, Readable

Direct Known Subclasses:: FileReader

public class InputStreamReader extends Reader

An InputStreamReader is a bridge from byte streams to character streams: It reads bytes and decodes them into characters using a specified charset. The charset that it uses may be specified by name or may be given explicitly, or the default charset may be used.

Each invocation of one of an InputStreamReader's read() methods may cause one or more bytes to be read from the underlying byte-input stream. To enable the efficient conversion of bytes to characters, more bytes may be read ahead from the underlying stream than are necessary to satisfy the current read operation.

For top efficiency, consider wrapping an InputStreamReader within a BufferedReader. For example:

    BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(anInputStream));

To read from System.in, use the system property value stdin.encoding as the Charset:

    new InputStreamReader(System.in, System.getProperty("stdin.encoding"));

Since:

1.1

See Also:

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
`InputStreamReader(InputStream in)`	Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the `default charset`.
`InputStreamReader(InputStream in, String charsetName)`	Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the named charset.
`InputStreamReader(InputStream in, Charset cs)`	Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the given charset.
`InputStreamReader(InputStream in, CharsetDecoder dec)`	Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the given charset decoder.

Method Summary

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

InputStreamReader

public InputStreamReader(InputStream in)

Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the default charset.

Parameters:

in - An InputStream

See Also:

InputStreamReader

public InputStreamReader(InputStream in, String charsetName) throws UnsupportedEncodingException

Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the named charset.

Parameters:: in - An InputStream; charsetName - The name of a supported charset
Throws:: UnsupportedEncodingException - If the named charset is not supported

InputStreamReader

public InputStreamReader(InputStream in, Charset cs)

Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the given charset.

Parameters:: in - An InputStream; cs - A charset
Since:: 1.4

InputStreamReader

public InputStreamReader(InputStream in, CharsetDecoder dec)

Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the given charset decoder.

Parameters:: in - An InputStream; dec - A charset decoder
Since:: 1.4

Method Details

getEncoding

public String getEncoding()

Returns the name of the character encoding being used by this stream.

If the encoding has an historical name then that name is returned; otherwise the encoding's canonical name is returned.

If this instance was created with the InputStreamReader(InputStream, String) constructor then the returned name, being unique for the encoding, may differ from the name passed to the constructor. This method will return null if the stream has been closed.

Returns:

The historical name of this encoding, or null if the stream has been closed

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read

public int read() throws IOException

Reads a single character.

Overrides:: read in class Reader
Returns:: The character read, 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, int off, int len) throws IOException

Reads 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.

If len is zero, then no characters are read and 0 is returned; otherwise, there is an attempt to read at least one character. If no character is available because the stream is at its end, the value -1 is returned; otherwise, at least one character is read and stored into cbuf.

Specified by:: read in class Reader
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:: IndexOutOfBoundsException - If off is negative, or len is negative, or len is greater than cbuf.length - off; IOException - If an I/O error occurs

ready

public boolean ready() throws IOException

Tells whether this stream is ready to be read. An InputStreamReader is ready if its input buffer is not empty, or if bytes are available to be read from the underlying byte stream.

Overrides:: ready in class Reader
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

close

public void close() throws IOException

Description copied from class: Reader

Closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with it. Once the stream has been closed, further read(), ready(), mark(), reset(), or skip() invocations will throw an IOException. Closing a previously closed stream has no effect.

Specified by:: close in interface AutoCloseable
Specified by:: close in interface Closeable
Specified by:: close in class Reader
Throws:: IOException - If an I/O error occurs

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