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java.io
class FilterReader

java.lang.Object extended by java.io.Reader extended by java.io.FilterReader
All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, Readable
Direct Known Subclasses:
PushbackReader

public abstract class FilterReader
extends Reader

Abstract class for reading filtered character streams. The abstract class FilterReader itself provides default methods that pass all requests to the contained stream. Subclasses of FilterReader should override some of these methods and may also provide additional methods and fields.

See Also (auto-generated):

BufferedReader

File

Reader


Field Summary
protected Reader in
          The underlying character-input stream.
 
Fields inherited from class java.io.Reader
lock
 
Constructor Summary
protected

          Creates a new filtered reader.
 
Method Summary
 void

          Closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with it.
 void
mark(int readAheadLimit)

          Marks the present position in the stream.
 boolean

          Tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation.
 int

          Reads a single character.
 int
read(char[] cbuf, int off, int len)

          Reads characters into a portion of an array.
 boolean

          Tells whether this stream is ready to be read.
 void

          Resets the stream.
 long
skip(long n)

          Skips characters.
 
Methods inherited from class java.io.Reader
close, mark, markSupported, read, read, read, read, ready, reset, skip
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

in

protected Reader in
The underlying character-input stream.
Constructor Detail

FilterReader

protected FilterReader(Reader in)
Creates a new filtered reader.

Parameters:
in - a Reader object providing the underlying stream.
Method Detail

close

public void close()
           throws IOException
Overrides:
close in class Reader
Throws:
IOException

mark

public void mark(int readAheadLimit)
          throws IOException
Marks the present position in the stream.

Overrides:
mark in class Reader
Parameters:
readAheadLimit
Throws:
IOException - If an I/O error occurs

markSupported

public boolean markSupported()
Tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation.

Overrides:
markSupported in class Reader

read

public int read()
         throws IOException
Reads a single character.

Overrides:
read in class Reader
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.

Overrides:
read in class Reader
Parameters:
cbuf
off
len
Throws:
IOException - If an I/O error occurs

ready

public boolean ready()
              throws IOException
Tells whether this stream is ready to be read.

Overrides:
ready in class Reader
Throws:
IOException - If an I/O error occurs

reset

public void reset()
           throws IOException
Resets the stream.

Overrides:
reset in class Reader
Throws:
IOException - If an I/O error occurs

skip

public long skip(long n)
          throws IOException
Skips characters.

Overrides:
skip in class Reader
Parameters:
n
Throws:
IOException - If an I/O error occurs


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