FileReader and BufferedReader
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new FileReader( fileName ) );
FileReader
is used for input of
character data from a disk file.
The input file can be an ordinary ASCII,
one byte per character text file.
A Reader
stream automatically
translates the characters from
the disk file format
into the internal char
format.
The characters in the input file might be from
other alphabets supported by the UTF format,
in which case there will be up to four
bytes per character.
In this case, also, characters from the file
are translated into char
format.
As with output, it is good practice to use a buffer to improve efficiency. Use BufferedReader for this.
What method reads
a line of characters
from a BufferedReader
?