Readable

java.lang.Readable

Known Indirect Subclasses BufferedReader, CharArrayReader, CharBuffer, FileReader, FilterReader, InputStreamReader, LineNumberReader, PipedReader, PushbackReader, Reader, StringReader BufferedReader Wraps an existing Reader and buffers the input.  CharArrayReader A specialized Reader for reading the contents of a char array.  CharBuffer A buffer of chars.  FileReader A specialized Reader that reads from a file in the file system.  FilterReader Wraps an existing Reader and performs some transformation on the input data while it is being read.  InputStreamReader A class for turning a byte stream into a character stream.  LineNumberReader Wraps an existing Reader and counts the line terminators encountered while reading the data.  PipedReader Receives information on a communications pipe.  PushbackReader Wraps an existing Reader and adds functionality to "push back" characters that have been read, so that they can be read again.  Reader The base class for all readers.  StringReader A specialized Reader that reads characters from a String in a sequential manner.

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