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1 /* |
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2 * Copyright (c) 1996, 2001, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. |
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4 * |
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9 * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. |
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10 * |
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16 * |
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24 */ |
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25 |
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26 package java.io; |
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27 |
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28 |
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29 /** |
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30 * Convenience class for reading character files. The constructors of this |
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31 * class assume that the default character encoding and the default byte-buffer |
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32 * size are appropriate. To specify these values yourself, construct an |
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33 * InputStreamReader on a FileInputStream. |
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34 * |
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35 * <p>{@code FileReader} is meant for reading streams of characters. |
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36 * For reading streams of raw bytes, consider using a |
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37 * {@code FileInputStream}. |
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38 * |
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39 * @see InputStreamReader |
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40 * @see FileInputStream |
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41 * |
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42 * @author Mark Reinhold |
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43 * @since 1.1 |
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44 */ |
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45 public class FileReader extends InputStreamReader { |
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46 |
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47 /** |
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48 * Creates a new {@code FileReader}, given the name of the |
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49 * file to read from. |
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50 * |
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51 * @param fileName the name of the file to read from |
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52 * @exception FileNotFoundException if the named file does not exist, |
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53 * is a directory rather than a regular file, |
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54 * or for some other reason cannot be opened for |
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55 * reading. |
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56 */ |
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57 public FileReader(String fileName) throws FileNotFoundException { |
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58 super(new FileInputStream(fileName)); |
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59 } |
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60 |
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61 /** |
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62 * Creates a new {@code FileReader}, given the {@code File} |
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63 * to read from. |
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64 * |
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65 * @param file the {@code File} to read from |
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66 * @exception FileNotFoundException if the file does not exist, |
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67 * is a directory rather than a regular file, |
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68 * or for some other reason cannot be opened for |
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69 * reading. |
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70 */ |
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71 public FileReader(File file) throws FileNotFoundException { |
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72 super(new FileInputStream(file)); |
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73 } |
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74 |
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75 /** |
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76 * Creates a new {@code FileReader}, given the |
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77 * {@code FileDescriptor} to read from. |
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78 * |
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79 * @param fd the FileDescriptor to read from |
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80 */ |
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81 public FileReader(FileDescriptor fd) { |
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82 super(new FileInputStream(fd)); |
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83 } |
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84 |
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85 } |