java io InputStream Reader

There are 2 types of IO stream

1. Byte streams that are subclasses of InputStream or OutputStream
2. Character streams that are subclasses of Reader and Writer

 

InputStream/OutputStream and Reader/Writer are abstract class

 

Their class hierarchy is show:

 

 

 

-- Constructor functions --
FileInputStream(File file) 
FileInputStream(FileDescriptor fdObj) 
FileInputStream(String name)

 

FileInputStream is meant for reading streams of raw bytes such as image data. For reading streams of characters, consider using FileReader.

 

-- Constructor functions --

BufferedInputStream(InputStream in) 
BufferedInputStream(InputStream in, int size) 

          

-- Constructor functions --
BufferedReader(Reader in) 
BufferedReader(Reader in, int sz)

 

-- Constructor functions --

InputStreamReader(InputStream in) 
InputStreamReader(InputStream in, Charset cs) 
InputStreamReader(InputStream in, CharsetDecoder dec) 
InputStreamReader(InputStream in, String charsetName)

 

 

An InputStreamReader is a bridge from byte streams to character streams: It reads bytes and decodes them into characters using a specified charset. The charset that it uses may be specified by name or may be given explicitly, or the platform's default charset may be accepted.

 

-- Constructor functions --

FileReader(File file) 
FileReader(FileDescriptor fd) 
FileReader(String fileName)