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Class FileReader

java.lang.Object
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public class FileReader

extends InputStreamReader

This class provides a convenient way to set up a Reader to read from a file. It opens the specified file for reading and creates the InputStreamReader to read from the resulting FileInputStream. This class can only be used to read from files using the default character encoding. Use InputStreamReader directly to use a non-default encoding.

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Constructor Summary

FileReader(java.io.File file)

This method initializes a FileReader instance to read from the specified File object.
FileReader(java.io.FileDescriptor fd)

This method initializes a FileReader instance to read from this specified FileDescriptor object.
FileReader(java.lang.String name)

This method initializes a FileReader instance to read from the specified named file.

Constructor Details

FileReader

public FileReader(java.io.File file)

This method initializes a FileReader instance to read from the specified File object.

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FileReader

public FileReader(java.io.FileDescriptor fd)

This method initializes a FileReader instance to read from this specified FileDescriptor object.

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FileReader

public FileReader(java.lang.String name)

This method initializes a FileReader instance to read from the specified named file.

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