java.io

Class FileReader

public class FileReader extends InputStreamReader

This class provides a convenient way to set up a Reader to read from a file. It opens the specified file for reading and creates the InputStreamReader to read from the resulting FileInputStream. This class can only be used to read from files using the default character encoding. Use InputStreamReader directly to use a non-default encoding.

Constructor Summary
	FileReader(File file) This method initializes a `FileReader` instance to read from the specified `File` object.
	FileReader(FileDescriptor fd) This method initializes a `FileReader` instance to read from this specified `FileDescriptor` object.
	FileReader(String name) This method initializes a `FileReader` instance to read from the specified named file.

Constructor Detail

FileReader

public FileReader(File file)

This method initializes a FileReader instance to read from the specified File object.

Parameters: file The File object representing the file to read from

Throws: FileNotFoundException If the file is not found or some other error occurs

FileReader

public FileReader(FileDescriptor fd)

This method initializes a FileReader instance to read from this specified FileDescriptor object.

Parameters: fd The FileDescriptor to read from.

FileReader

public FileReader(String name)

This method initializes a FileReader instance to read from the specified named file.

Parameters: name The name of the file to read from

Throws: FileNotFoundException If the file is not found or some other error occurs