java.io

Class FilterReader

Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, Readable
Known Direct Subclasses:
PushbackReader

public abstract class FilterReader
extends Reader

This is the common superclass of all standard classes that filter input. It acts as a layer on top of an underlying Reader and simply redirects calls made to it to the subordinate Reader instead. Subclasses of this class perform additional filtering functions in addition to simply redirecting the call.

When creating a subclass of FilterReader, override the appropriate methods to implement the desired filtering. However, note that the read(char[]) method does not need to be overridden as this class redirects calls to that method to read(yte[], int, int) instead of to the subordinate Reader} read(yte[]) method.

Field Summary

protected Reader
in
This is the subordinate Reader to which method calls are redirected

Fields inherited from class java.io.Reader

lock

Constructor Summary

FilterReader(Reader in)
Create a FilterReader with the specified subordinate Reader.

Method Summary

void
close()
This method closes the stream by calling the close() method of the underlying stream.
void
mark(int readlimit)
Calls the in.mark(int) method.
boolean
markSupported()
Calls the in.markSupported() method.
int
read()
Calls the in.read() method
int
read(char[] buf, int offset, int len)
Calls the in.read(char[], int, int) method.
boolean
ready()
Calls the in.read() method.
void
reset()
Calls the in.reset() method.
long
skip(long num_chars)
Calls the in.skip(long) method

Methods inherited from class java.io.Reader

close, mark, markSupported, read, read, read, read, ready, reset, skip

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

in

protected Reader in
This is the subordinate Reader to which method calls are redirected

Constructor Details

FilterReader

protected FilterReader(Reader in)
Create a FilterReader with the specified subordinate Reader. The lock of the new FilterReader will be set to in.lock.
Parameters:
in - The subordinate Reader

Method Details

close

public void close()
            throws IOException
This method closes the stream by calling the close() method of the underlying stream.
Specified by:
close in interface Closeable
Overrides:
close in interface Reader
Throws:
IOException - If an error occurs

mark

public void mark(int readlimit)
            throws IOException
Calls the in.mark(int) method.
Overrides:
mark in interface Reader
Parameters:
readlimit - The parameter passed to in.mark(int)
Throws:
IOException - If an error occurs

markSupported

public boolean markSupported()
Calls the in.markSupported() method.
Overrides:
markSupported in interface Reader
Returns:
true if mark/reset is supported, false otherwise

read

public int read()
            throws IOException
Calls the in.read() method
Overrides:
read in interface Reader
Returns:
The value returned from in.read()
Throws:
IOException - If an error occurs

read

public int read(char[] buf,
                int offset,
                int len)
            throws IOException
Calls the in.read(char[], int, int) method.
Parameters:
buf - The buffer to read chars into
offset - The index into the buffer to start storing chars
len - The maximum number of chars to read.
Returns:
The value retured from in.read(char[], int, int)
Throws:
IOException - If an error occurs

ready

public boolean ready()
            throws IOException
Calls the in.read() method.
Overrides:
ready in interface Reader
Returns:
The value returned from in.available()
Throws:
IOException - If an error occurs

reset

public void reset()
            throws IOException
Calls the in.reset() method.
Overrides:
reset in interface Reader
Throws:
IOException - If an error occurs

skip

public long skip(long num_chars)
            throws IOException
Calls the in.skip(long) method
Overrides:
skip in interface Reader
Parameters:
num_chars - The requested number of chars to skip.
Returns:
The value returned from in.skip(long)
Throws:
IOException - If an error occurs

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