java.lang

Interface Readable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BufferedReader, CharArrayReader, CharBuffer, FileReader, FilterReader, InputStreamReader, LineNumberReader, PemReader, PipedReader, PushbackReader, Reader, StringReader

public interface Readable

Represents a sequence of characters that can be incrementally read (copied) into a CharBuffer.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	read(CharBuffer cb) Reads characters into the specified CharBuffer.

Method Detail

read

int read(CharBuffer cb)
  throws IOException

Reads characters into the specified CharBuffer. The maximum number of characters read is CharBuffer.remaining().

Parameters:

cb - the buffer to be filled with characters read.

Returns:

the number of characters actually read, or -1 if this Readable reaches its end

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.