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Figure 8-7.
Unlike
FilterOutputStream
,
FilterWriter
is abstract.
Figure 8-8
reveals the hierarchy of reader classes.
Figure 8-8.
Unlike
FilterInputStream
,
FilterReader
is abstract.
Although the writer and reader class hierarchies are similar to their output stream
and input stream counterparts, there are differences. For example,
FilterWriter
and
FilterReader
areabstract,whereastheir
FilterOutputStream
and
Fil-
terInputStream
equivalents are not abstract. Also,
BufferedWriter
and