Reader 

Introduction

The Java.io.Reader class is a abstract class for reading character streams.

Class declaration

Following is the declaration for Java.io.Reader class −

public class Reader
   extends Object
      implements DataOutput, DataInput, Closeable

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Field

Following are the fields for Java.io.Reader class −

• protected Object lock − This is the object used to synchronize operations on this stream.

Class constructors

Sr.No.	Constructor & Description
1	protected Reader()This creates a new character-stream reader whose critical sections will synchronize on the reader itself.
2	protected Reader(Object lock)This creates a new character-stream reader whose critical sections will synchronize on the given object.

Class methods

Sr.No.	Method & Description
1	abstract void close()This method closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with it.
2	void mark(int readAheadLimit)This method marks the present position in the stream.
3	boolean markSupported()This method tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation.
4	int read()This method reads a single character.
5	int read(char[] cbuf)This method reads characters into an array.
6	abstract int read(char[] cbuf, int off, int len)This method reads characters into a portion of an array.
7	int read(CharBuffer target)This method attempts to read characters into the specified character buffer.
8	boolean ready()This method tells whether this stream is ready to be read.
9	void reset()This method resets the stream.
10	long skip(long n)This method skips characters.

Methods inherited

This class inherits methods from the following classes −

• Java.io.Object