Module java.base

Package java.io

Class FileReader

java.lang.Object

java.io.Reader

java.io.InputStreamReader

java.io.FileReader

All Implemented Interfaces:

Closeable, AutoCloseable, Readable

public class FileReader
extends InputStreamReader

Reads text from character files using a default buffer size. Decoding from bytes to characters uses either a specified charset or the platform's default charset.

The FileReader is meant for reading streams of characters. For reading streams of raw bytes, consider using a FileInputStream.

Since:

1.1

See Also:

InputStreamReader, FileInputStream

Field Summary

Fields declared in class java.io.Reader

lock

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FileReader(File file)	Creates a new FileReader, given the File to read, using the platform's default charset.
FileReader(FileDescriptor fd)	Creates a new FileReader, given the FileDescriptor to read, using the platform's default charset.
FileReader(File file, Charset charset)	Creates a new FileReader, given the File to read and the charset.
FileReader(String fileName)	Creates a new FileReader, given the name of the file to read, using the platform's default charset.