Java.io.CharArrayReader Class

Introduction

The Java.io.CharArrayReader class implements a character buffer that can be used as a character-input stream.

Class declaration

Following is the declaration for Java.io.CharArrayReader class:

public class CharArrayReader
   extends Reader

Field

Following are the fields for Java.io.CharArrayReader class:

• protected char[] buf -- This is the character buffer.
• protected int count -- This is the index of the end of this buffer.
• protected int markedPos -- This is the position of mark in buffer.
• protected int pos -- This is the current buffer position.
• protected Object lock -- This is the object used to synchronize operations on this stream.

Class constructors

S.N.	Constructor & Description
1	CharArrayReader(char[] buf) This creates a CharArrayReader from the specified array of chars.
2	CharArrayReader(char[] buf, int offset, int length) This creates a CharArrayReader from the specified array of chars.

Class methods

S.N.	Method & Description
1	void close() This method closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with it.
2	void mark(int readAheadLimit) This method marks the present position in the stream.
3	boolean markSupported() This method tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation, which it does.
4	int read() This method reads a single character.
5	int read(char[] b, int off, int len) This method Reads characters into a portion of an array.
6	boolean ready() This method tells whether this stream is ready to be read.
7	void reset() This method resets the stream to the most recent mark, or to the beginning if it has never been marked.
8	long skip(long n) This method skips characters.

Methods inherited

This class inherits methods from the following classes:

• Java.io.Reader
• Java.io.Object