Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

Uses of Class
java.io.Reader

Packages that use Reader
java.awt.datatransfer Provides interfaces and classes for transferring data between and within applications. 
java.io Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system. 
java.nio.channels Defines channels, which represent connections to entities that are capable of performing I/O operations, such as files and sockets; defines selectors, for multiplexed, non-blocking I/O operations. 
java.sql Provides the API for accessing and processing data stored in a data source (usually a relational database) using the JavaTM programming language. 
java.util Contains the collections framework, legacy collection classes, event model, date and time facilities, internationalization, and miscellaneous utility classes (a string tokenizer, a random-number generator, and a bit array). 
javax.print Provides the principal classes and interfaces for the JavaTM Print Service API. 
javax.script The scripting API consists of interfaces and classes that define Java TM Scripting Engines and provides a framework for their use in Java applications. 
javax.sql Provides the API for server side data source access and processing from the JavaTM programming language. 
javax.sql.rowset Standard interfaces and base classes for JDBC RowSet implementations. 
javax.sql.rowset.serial Provides utility classes to allow serializable mappings between SQL types and data types in the Java programming language. 
javax.sql.rowset.spi The standard classes and interfaces that a third party vendor has to use in its implementation of a synchronization provider. 
javax.swing.text Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components. 
javax.swing.text.html Provides the class HTMLEditorKit and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors. 
javax.swing.text.html.parser Provides the default HTML parser, along with support classes. 
javax.swing.text.rtf Provides a class (RTFEditorKit) for creating Rich-Text-Format text editors. 
javax.tools Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program, for example, compilers. 
javax.xml.bind Provides a runtime binding framework for client applications including unmarshalling, marshalling, and validation capabilities. 
javax.xml.bind.helpers JAXB Provider Use Only: Provides partial default implementations for some of the javax.xml.bind interfaces. 
javax.xml.stream   
javax.xml.transform.stream This package implements stream- and URI- specific transformation APIs. 
org.w3c.dom.ls   
org.xml.sax This package provides the core SAX APIs. 
 

Uses of Reader in java.awt.datatransfer
 

Methods in java.awt.datatransfer that return Reader
 Reader DataFlavor.getReaderForText(Transferable transferable)
          Gets a Reader for a text flavor, decoded, if necessary, for the expected charset (encoding).
 

Uses of Reader in java.io
 

Subclasses of Reader in java.io
 class BufferedReader
          Reads text from a character-input stream, buffering characters so as to provide for the efficient reading of characters, arrays, and lines.
 class CharArrayReader
          This class implements a character buffer that can be used as a character-input stream.
 class FileReader
          Convenience class for reading character files.
 class FilterReader
          Abstract class for reading filtered character streams.
 class InputStreamReader
          An InputStreamReader is a bridge from byte streams to character streams: It reads bytes and decodes them into characters using a specified charset.
 class LineNumberReader
          A buffered character-input stream that keeps track of line numbers.
 class PipedReader
          Piped character-input streams.
 class PushbackReader
          A character-stream reader that allows characters to be pushed back into the stream.
 class StringReader
          A character stream whose source is a string.
 

Fields in java.io declared as Reader
protected  Reader FilterReader.in
          The underlying character-input stream.
 

Methods in java.io that return Reader
 Reader Console.reader()
          Retrieves the unique Reader object associated with this console.
 

Constructors in java.io with parameters of type Reader
BufferedReader(Reader in)
          Creates a buffering character-input stream that uses a default-sized input buffer.
BufferedReader(Reader in, int sz)
          Creates a buffering character-input stream that uses an input buffer of the specified size.
FilterReader(Reader in)
          Creates a new filtered reader.
LineNumberReader(Reader in)
          Create a new line-numbering reader, using the default input-buffer size.
LineNumberReader(Reader in, int sz)
          Create a new line-numbering reader, reading characters into a buffer of the given size.
PushbackReader(Reader in)
          Creates a new pushback reader with a one-character pushback buffer.
PushbackReader(Reader in, int size)
          Creates a new pushback reader with a pushback buffer of the given size.
StreamTokenizer(Reader r)
          Create a tokenizer that parses the given character stream.
 

Uses of Reader in java.nio.channels
 

Methods in java.nio.channels that return Reader
static Reader Channels.newReader(ReadableByteChannel ch, CharsetDecoder dec, int minBufferCap)
          Constructs a reader that decodes bytes from the given channel using the given decoder.
static Reader Channels.newReader(ReadableByteChannel ch, String csName)
          Constructs a reader that decodes bytes from the given channel according to the named charset.
 

Uses of Reader in java.sql
 

Methods in java.sql that return Reader
 Reader SQLXML.getCharacterStream()
          Retrieves the XML value designated by this SQLXML instance as a java.io.Reader object.
 Reader Clob.getCharacterStream()
          Retrieves the CLOB value designated by this Clob object as a java.io.Reader object (or as a stream of characters).
 Reader ResultSet.getCharacterStream(int columnIndex)
          Retrieves the value of the designated column in the current row of this ResultSet object as a java.io.Reader object.
 Reader CallableStatement.getCharacterStream(int parameterIndex)
          Retrieves the value of the designated parameter as a java.io.Reader object in the Java programming language.
 Reader Clob.getCharacterStream(long pos, long length)
          Returns a Reader object that contains a partial Clob value, starting with the character specified by pos, which is length characters in length.
 Reader ResultSet.getCharacterStream(String columnLabel)
          Retrieves the value of the designated column in the current row of this ResultSet object as a java.io.Reader object.
 Reader CallableStatement.getCharacterStream(String parameterName)
          Retrieves the value of the designated parameter as a java.io.Reader object in the Java programming language.
 Reader ResultSet.getNCharacterStream(int columnIndex)
          Retrieves the value of the designated column in the current row of this ResultSet object as a java.io.Reader object.
 Reader CallableStatement.getNCharacterStream(int parameterIndex)
          Retrieves the value of the designated parameter as a java.io.Reader object in the Java programming language.
 Reader ResultSet.getNCharacterStream(String columnLabel)
          Retrieves the value of the designated column in the current row of this ResultSet object as a java.io.Reader object.
 Reader CallableStatement.getNCharacterStream(String parameterName)
          Retrieves the value of the designated parameter as a java.io.Reader object in the Java programming language.
 Reader SQLInput.readCharacterStream()
          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a stream of Unicode characters.
 

Methods in java.sql with parameters of type Reader
 void PreparedStatement.setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to the given Reader object.
 void PreparedStatement.setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, int length)
          Sets the designated parameter to the given Reader object, which is the given number of characters long.
 void PreparedStatement.setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to the given Reader object, which is the given number of characters long.
 void CallableStatement.setCharacterStream(String parameterName, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to the given Reader object.
 void CallableStatement.setCharacterStream(String parameterName, Reader reader, int length)
          Sets the designated parameter to the given Reader object, which is the given number of characters long.
 void CallableStatement.setCharacterStream(String parameterName, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to the given Reader object, which is the given number of characters long.
 void PreparedStatement.setClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void PreparedStatement.setClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void CallableStatement.setClob(String parameterName, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void CallableStatement.setClob(String parameterName, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void PreparedStatement.setNCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader value)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void PreparedStatement.setNCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader value, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void CallableStatement.setNCharacterStream(String parameterName, Reader value)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void CallableStatement.setNCharacterStream(String parameterName, Reader value, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void PreparedStatement.setNClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void PreparedStatement.setNClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void CallableStatement.setNClob(String parameterName, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void CallableStatement.setNClob(String parameterName, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void ResultSet.updateCharacterStream(int columnIndex, Reader x)
          Updates the designated column with a character stream value.
 void ResultSet.updateCharacterStream(int columnIndex, Reader x, int length)
          Updates the designated column with a character stream value, which will have the specified number of bytes.
 void ResultSet.updateCharacterStream(int columnIndex, Reader x, long length)
          Updates the designated column with a character stream value, which will have the specified number of bytes.
 void ResultSet.updateCharacterStream(String columnLabel, Reader reader)
          Updates the designated column with a character stream value.
 void ResultSet.updateCharacterStream(String columnLabel, Reader reader, int length)
          Updates the designated column with a character stream value, which will have the specified number of bytes.
 void ResultSet.updateCharacterStream(String columnLabel, Reader reader, long length)
          Updates the designated column with a character stream value, which will have the specified number of bytes.
 void ResultSet.updateClob(int columnIndex, Reader reader)
          Updates the designated column using the given Reader object.
 void ResultSet.updateClob(int columnIndex, Reader reader, long length)
          Updates the designated column using the given Reader object, which is the given number of characters long.
 void ResultSet.updateClob(String columnLabel, Reader reader)
          Updates the designated column using the given Reader object.
 void ResultSet.updateClob(String columnLabel, Reader reader, long length)
          Updates the designated column using the given Reader object, which is the given number of characters long.
 void ResultSet.updateNCharacterStream(int columnIndex, Reader x)
          Updates the designated column with a character stream value.
 void ResultSet.updateNCharacterStream(int columnIndex, Reader x, long length)
          Updates the designated column with a character stream value, which will have the specified number of bytes.
 void ResultSet.updateNCharacterStream(String columnLabel, Reader reader)
          Updates the designated column with a character stream value.
 void ResultSet.updateNCharacterStream(String columnLabel, Reader reader, long length)
          Updates the designated column with a character stream value, which will have the specified number of bytes.
 void ResultSet.updateNClob(int columnIndex, Reader reader)
          Updates the designated column using the given Reader The data will be read from the stream as needed until end-of-stream is reached.
 void ResultSet.updateNClob(int columnIndex, Reader reader, long length)
          Updates the designated column using the given Reader object, which is the given number of characters long.
 void ResultSet.updateNClob(String columnLabel, Reader reader)
          Updates the designated column using the given Reader object.
 void ResultSet.updateNClob(String columnLabel, Reader reader, long length)
          Updates the designated column using the given Reader object, which is the given number of characters long.
 void SQLOutput.writeCharacterStream(Reader x)
          Writes the next attribute to the stream as a stream of Unicode characters.
 

Uses of Reader in java.util
 

Methods in java.util with parameters of type Reader
 void Properties.load(Reader reader)
          Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the input character stream in a simple line-oriented format.
 

Constructors in java.util with parameters of type Reader
PropertyResourceBundle(Reader reader)
          Creates a property resource bundle from a Reader.
 

Uses of Reader in javax.print
 

Methods in javax.print that return Reader
 Reader SimpleDoc.getReaderForText()
          Obtains a reader for extracting character print data from this doc.
 Reader Doc.getReaderForText()
          Obtains a reader for extracting character print data from this doc.
 

Uses of Reader in javax.script
 

Fields in javax.script declared as Reader
protected  Reader SimpleScriptContext.reader
          This is the reader to be used for input from scripts.
 

Methods in javax.script that return Reader
 Reader SimpleScriptContext.getReader()
          Returns a Reader to be used by the script to read input.
 Reader ScriptContext.getReader()
          Returns a Reader to be used by the script to read input.
 

Methods in javax.script with parameters of type Reader
 CompiledScript Compilable.compile(Reader script)
          Compiles the script (source read from Reader) for later execution.
 Object ScriptEngine.eval(Reader reader)
          Same as eval(String) except that the source of the script is provided as a Reader
 Object AbstractScriptEngine.eval(Reader reader)
          eval(Reader) calls the abstract eval(Reader, ScriptContext) passing the value of the context field.
 Object ScriptEngine.eval(Reader reader, Bindings n)
          Same as eval(String, Bindings) except that the source of the script is provided as a Reader.
 Object AbstractScriptEngine.eval(Reader reader, Bindings bindings)
          eval(Reader, Bindings) calls the abstract eval(Reader, ScriptContext) method, passing it a ScriptContext whose Reader, Writers and Bindings for scopes other that ENGINE_SCOPE are identical to those members of the protected context field.
 Object ScriptEngine.eval(Reader reader, ScriptContext context)
          Same as eval(String, ScriptContext) where the source of the script is read from a Reader.
 void SimpleScriptContext.setReader(Reader reader)
          Sets the Reader for scripts to read input .
 void ScriptContext.setReader(Reader reader)
          Sets the Reader for scripts to read input .
 

Uses of Reader in javax.sql
 

Methods in javax.sql with parameters of type Reader
 void RowSet.setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given Reader object.
 void RowSet.setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, int length)
          Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given java.io.Reader value.
 void RowSet.setCharacterStream(String parameterName, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to the given Reader object.
 void RowSet.setCharacterStream(String parameterName, Reader reader, int length)
          Sets the designated parameter to the given Reader object, which is the given number of characters long.
 void RowSet.setClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void RowSet.setClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void RowSet.setClob(String parameterName, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void RowSet.setClob(String parameterName, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void RowSet.setNCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader value)
          Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to a Reader object.
 void RowSet.setNCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader value, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void RowSet.setNCharacterStream(String parameterName, Reader value)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void RowSet.setNCharacterStream(String parameterName, Reader value, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void RowSet.setNClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void RowSet.setNClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void RowSet.setNClob(String parameterName, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void RowSet.setNClob(String parameterName, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 

Uses of Reader in javax.sql.rowset
 

Fields in javax.sql.rowset declared as Reader
protected  Reader BaseRowSet.charStream
          The Reader object that will be returned by the method getCharacterStream, which is specified in the ResultSet interface.
 

Methods in javax.sql.rowset with parameters of type Reader
 void WebRowSet.readXml(Reader reader)
          Reads a WebRowSet object in its XML format from the given Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, int length)
          Sets the designated parameter to the given java.io.Reader object, which will have the specified number of characters.
 void BaseRowSet.setCharacterStream(String parameterName, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to the given Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setCharacterStream(String parameterName, Reader reader, int length)
          Sets the designated parameter to the given Reader object, which is the given number of characters long.
 void BaseRowSet.setClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setClob(String parameterName, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setClob(String parameterName, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setNCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader value)
          Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to a Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setNCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader value, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setNCharacterStream(String parameterName, Reader value)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setNCharacterStream(String parameterName, Reader value, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setNClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setNClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setNClob(String parameterName, Reader reader)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 void BaseRowSet.setNClob(String parameterName, Reader reader, long length)
          Sets the designated parameter to a Reader object.
 

Uses of Reader in javax.sql.rowset.serial
 

Methods in javax.sql.rowset.serial that return Reader
 Reader SerialClob.getCharacterStream()
          Returns this SerialClob object's data as a stream of Unicode characters.
 Reader SerialClob.getCharacterStream(long pos, long length)
           
 Reader SQLInputImpl.readCharacterStream()
          Retrieves the next attribute in this SQLInputImpl object as a stream of Unicode characters.
 

Methods in javax.sql.rowset.serial with parameters of type Reader
 void SQLOutputImpl.writeCharacterStream(Reader x)
          Writes a stream of Unicode characters to this SQLOutputImpl object.
 

Uses of Reader in javax.sql.rowset.spi
 

Methods in javax.sql.rowset.spi with parameters of type Reader
 void XmlReader.readXML(WebRowSet caller, Reader reader)
          Reads and parses the given WebRowSet object from the given input stream in XML format.
 

Uses of Reader in javax.swing.text
 

Methods in javax.swing.text with parameters of type Reader
abstract  void EditorKit.read(Reader in, Document doc, int pos)
          Inserts content from the given stream which is expected to be in a format appropriate for this kind of content handler.
 void DefaultEditorKit.read(Reader in, Document doc, int pos)
          Inserts content from the given stream, which will be treated as plain text.
 void JTextComponent.read(Reader in, Object desc)
          Initializes from a stream.
 

Uses of Reader in javax.swing.text.html
 

Methods in javax.swing.text.html with parameters of type Reader
 void StyleSheet.loadRules(Reader in, URL ref)
          Loads a set of rules that have been specified in terms of CSS1 grammar.
abstract  void HTMLEditorKit.Parser.parse(Reader r, HTMLEditorKit.ParserCallback cb, boolean ignoreCharSet)
          Parse the given stream and drive the given callback with the results of the parse.
 void HTMLEditorKit.read(Reader in, Document doc, int pos)
          Inserts content from the given stream.
 

Uses of Reader in javax.swing.text.html.parser
 

Methods in javax.swing.text.html.parser with parameters of type Reader
 void Parser.parse(Reader in)
          Parse an HTML stream, given a DTD.
 void ParserDelegator.parse(Reader r, HTMLEditorKit.ParserCallback cb, boolean ignoreCharSet)
           
 void DocumentParser.parse(Reader in, HTMLEditorKit.ParserCallback callback, boolean ignoreCharSet)
           
 

Uses of Reader in javax.swing.text.rtf
 

Methods in javax.swing.text.rtf with parameters of type Reader
 void RTFEditorKit.read(Reader in, Document doc, int pos)
          Insert content from the given stream, which will be treated as plain text.
 

Uses of Reader in javax.tools
 

Methods in javax.tools that return Reader
 Reader SimpleJavaFileObject.openReader(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors)
          Wraps the result of SimpleJavaFileObject.getCharContent(boolean) in a Reader.
 Reader ForwardingFileObject.openReader(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors)
           
 Reader FileObject.openReader(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors)
          Gets a reader for this object.
 

Uses of Reader in javax.xml.bind
 

Methods in javax.xml.bind with parameters of type Reader
 Object Unmarshaller.unmarshal(Reader reader)
          Unmarshal XML data from the specified Reader and return the resulting content tree.
static
<T> T
JAXB.unmarshal(Reader xml, Class<T> type)
          Reads in a Java object tree from the given XML input.
 

Uses of Reader in javax.xml.bind.helpers
 

Methods in javax.xml.bind.helpers with parameters of type Reader
 Object AbstractUnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(Reader reader)
           
 

Uses of Reader in javax.xml.stream
 

Methods in javax.xml.stream with parameters of type Reader
abstract  XMLEventReader XMLInputFactory.createXMLEventReader(Reader reader)
          Create a new XMLEventReader from a reader
abstract  XMLEventReader XMLInputFactory.createXMLEventReader(String systemId, Reader reader)
          Create a new XMLEventReader from a reader
abstract  XMLStreamReader XMLInputFactory.createXMLStreamReader(Reader reader)
          Create a new XMLStreamReader from a reader
abstract  XMLStreamReader XMLInputFactory.createXMLStreamReader(String systemId, Reader reader)
          Create a new XMLStreamReader from a java.io.InputStream
 

Uses of Reader in javax.xml.transform.stream
 

Methods in javax.xml.transform.stream that return Reader
 Reader StreamSource.getReader()
          Get the character stream that was set with setReader.
 

Methods in javax.xml.transform.stream with parameters of type Reader
 void StreamSource.setReader(Reader reader)
          Set the input to be a character reader.
 

Constructors in javax.xml.transform.stream with parameters of type Reader
StreamSource(Reader reader)
          Construct a StreamSource from a character reader.
StreamSource(Reader reader, String systemId)
          Construct a StreamSource from a character reader.
 

Uses of Reader in org.w3c.dom.ls
 

Methods in org.w3c.dom.ls that return Reader
 Reader LSInput.getCharacterStream()
          An attribute of a language and binding dependent type that represents a stream of 16-bit units.
 

Methods in org.w3c.dom.ls with parameters of type Reader
 void LSInput.setCharacterStream(Reader characterStream)
          An attribute of a language and binding dependent type that represents a stream of 16-bit units.
 

Uses of Reader in org.xml.sax
 

Methods in org.xml.sax that return Reader
 Reader InputSource.getCharacterStream()
          Get the character stream for this input source.
 

Methods in org.xml.sax with parameters of type Reader
 void InputSource.setCharacterStream(Reader characterStream)
          Set the character stream for this input source.
 

Constructors in org.xml.sax with parameters of type Reader
InputSource(Reader characterStream)
          Create a new input source with a character stream.
 


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