FileReader (Java SE 11 & JDK 11 )

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.
`FileReader(String fileName, Charset charset)`	Creates a new `FileReader`, given the name of the file to read and the charset.

Method Summary
- Methods declared in class java.io.InputStreamReader
  getEncoding, read, read, ready
- Methods declared in class java.io.Reader
  close, mark, markSupported, nullReader, read, read, reset, skip, transferTo
- Methods declared in class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - FileReader
```
public FileReader(String fileName)
           throws FileNotFoundException
```
    Creates a new FileReader, given the name of the file to read, using the platform's default charset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fileName - the name of the file to read
    
    Throws:
    
    FileNotFoundException - if the named file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading.
  - FileReader
```
public FileReader(File file)
           throws FileNotFoundException
```
    Creates a new FileReader, given the File to read, using the platform's default charset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - the File to read
    
    Throws:
    
    FileNotFoundException - if the file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading.
  - FileReader
```
public FileReader(FileDescriptor fd)
```
    Creates a new FileReader, given the FileDescriptor to read, using the platform's default charset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fd - the FileDescriptor to read
  - FileReader
```
public FileReader(String fileName,
                  Charset charset)
           throws IOException
```
    Creates a new FileReader, given the name of the file to read and the charset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fileName - the name of the file to read
    
    charset - the charset
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if the named file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading.
    
    Since:
    
    11
  - FileReader
```
public FileReader(File file,
                  Charset charset)
           throws IOException
```
    Creates a new FileReader, given the File to read and the charset.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - the File to read
    
    charset - the charset
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if the file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading.
    
    Since:
    
    11

Field Summary

Fields declared in class java.io.Reader

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods declared in class java.io.InputStreamReader

Methods declared in class java.io.Reader

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

FileReader

FileReader

FileReader

FileReader

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