IReader.read

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IReader.read

Reads the next character from the input stream.

Syntax

public int read()

public int read( char[] buffer, int index, int count )

Parameters

buffer

The character array to read data into.

index

The starting index in the buffer.

count

The number of characters to read.

Return Value

The first syntax returns the next character from the input stream, or returns -1 if no additional characters are available. The second syntax returns the total number of characters read into the buffer. This can be fewer than the number of characters requested if that many characters aren't currently available, or it can be zero if the end of the stream is reached.