FileReader.java

/* FileReader.java -- Convenience class for reading characters from a file
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package java.io;

/**
 * This class provides a convenient way to set up a <code>Reader</code>
 * to read from a file.  It opens the specified file for reading and creates
 * the <code>InputStreamReader</code> to read from the 
 * resulting <code>FileInputStream</code>.  This class can only be used
 * to read from files using the default character encoding.  Use
 * <code>InputStreamReader</code> directly to use a non-default encoding.
 *
 * @version 0.0
 *
 * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
 */
public class FileReader extends InputStreamReader
{
  /**
   * This method initializes a <code>FileReader</code> instance to read from
   * the specified <code>File</code> object.
   *
   * @param file The <code>File</code> object representing the file to read from
   *
   * @exception FileNotFoundException If the file is not found or some other 
   *            error occurs
   */
  public FileReader(File file) throws FileNotFoundException
  {
    super(new FileInputStream(file));
  }

  /**
   * This method initializes a <code>FileReader</code> instance to read from
   * this specified <code>FileDescriptor</code> object.
   *
   * @param fd The <code>FileDescriptor</code> to read from.
   */
  public FileReader(FileDescriptor fd)
  {
    super(new FileInputStream(fd));
  }

  /**
   * This method initializes a <code>FileReader</code> instance to read from
   * the specified named file.
   *
   * @param name The name of the file to read from
   *
   * @exception FileNotFoundException If the file is not found or some other 
   *            error occurs
   */
  public FileReader(String name) throws FileNotFoundException
  {
    super(new FileInputStream(name));
  }
}