ewe.io
Class FileReader

java.lang.Object
  ewe.io.Reader
      ewe.io.TextReader
          ewe.io.InputStreamReader
              ewe.io.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.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ewe.io.TextReader

bufferSize, closed, codec, input, stream

Fields inherited from class ewe.io.Reader

lock

Constructor Summary

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

FileReader(String name)
This method initializes a FileReader instance to read from the specified named file.

Methods inherited from class ewe.io.InputStreamReader

getEncoding, setCodec

Methods inherited from class ewe.io.TextReader

close, read, readAll, readAll, readDirect, readFully, readFully, readLine, readString, ready

Methods inherited from class ewe.io.Reader

getLock, mark, markSupported, read, read, reset, skip

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, toString

Constructor Detail

FileReader

public FileReader(File file)
           throws FileNotFoundException

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(String name)
           throws FileNotFoundException

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