Input/Output - Java Examples in a Nutshell - page 46

Table 3−1. Byte Input Streams (continued)

Byte Input Stream Description

This class is deprecated as of Java 1.1; use
StringReader instead.

StringBufferInputStream

This java.util.zip class uncompresses entries in a
ZIP file.

ZipInputStream

Table 3−2. Character Input Streams

Character Input Stream Description

BufferedReader

Reads a buffer of characters from a Reader , and
then returns characters from the buffer, making
small reads more efficient.

CharArrayReader

Reads characters sequentially from an array.

FileReader

Reads characters sequentially from a file. An
InputStreamReader subclass that reads from an
automatically-created FileInputStream .

FilterReader

The superclass of character input stream filter
classes.

InputStreamReader

Reads characters from a byte input stream.
Converts bytes to characters using the encoding of
the default locale, or a specified encoding.

LineNumberReader

Reads lines of text and keeps track of how many
have been read.

PipedReader

Reads characters written to the PipedWriter to
which it is connected. Used in multithreaded
programs.

PushbackReader

Adds a fixed-size pushback buffer to a Reader ,so
that characters can be unread. Useful with some
parsers.

Reader

The superclass of all character input streams.

StringReader

Reads characters sequentially from a string.

Table 3−3. Byte Output Streams

Byte Output Stream Description

Buffers byte output for efficiency; writes to an
OutputStream only when the buffer fills up.

BufferedOutputStream

Writes bytes sequentially into an array. ByteArrayOutputStream

This java.util.zip class computes a checksum of
the bytes it writes to an OutputStream .

CheckedOutputStream