Uses of Class
java.io.Reader

Packages that use Reader

Package	Description
java.io

Uses of Reader in java.io

Subclasses of Reader in java.io

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	BufferedReader Reads text from a character-input stream, buffering characters so as to provide for the efficient reading of characters, arrays, and lines.
class	CharArrayReader This class implements a character buffer that can be used as a character-input stream.
class	FileReader Convenience class for reading character files.
class	FilterReader Abstract class for reading filtered character streams.
class	InputStreamReader An InputStreamReader is a bridge from byte streams to character streams: It reads bytes and decodes them into characters using a specified charset.
class	LineNumberReader A buffered character-input stream that keeps track of line numbers.
class	PipedReader Piped character-input streams.
class	PushbackReader A character-stream reader that allows characters to be pushed back into the stream.
class	StringReader A character stream whose source is a string.

Methods in java.io that return Reader

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Reader	Console.reader() Retrieves the unique Reader object associated with this console.

Constructors in java.io with parameters of type Reader

Constructor and Description
BufferedReader(Reader in) Creates a buffering character-input stream that uses a default-sized input buffer.
BufferedReader(Reader in, int sz) Creates a buffering character-input stream that uses an input buffer of the specified size.
LineNumberReader(Reader in) Create a new line-numbering reader, using the default input-buffer size.
LineNumberReader(Reader in, int sz) Create a new line-numbering reader, reading characters into a buffer of the given size.
PushbackReader(Reader in) Creates a new pushback reader with a one-character pushback buffer.
PushbackReader(Reader in, int size) Creates a new pushback reader with a pushback buffer of the given size.
StreamTokenizer(Reader r) Create a tokenizer that parses the given character stream.