public class FileReader extends InputStreamReader
FileReader is meant for reading streams of characters.
 For reading streams of raw bytes, consider using a
 FileInputStream.
InputStreamReader, 
FileInputStream| Constructor | Description | 
|---|---|
| FileReader(File file) | Creates a new FileReader, given the File
 to read from. | 
| FileReader(FileDescriptor fd) | Creates a new FileReader, given the
 FileDescriptor to read from. | 
| FileReader(String fileName) | Creates a new FileReader, given the name of the
 file to read from. | 
close, getEncoding, read, read, readypublic FileReader(String fileName) throws FileNotFoundException
fileName - the name of the file to read fromFileNotFoundException - if the named file does not exist,
                   is a directory rather than a regular file,
                   or for some other reason cannot be opened for
                   reading.public FileReader(File file) throws FileNotFoundException
file - the File to read fromFileNotFoundException - if the file does not exist,
                   is a directory rather than a regular file,
                   or for some other reason cannot be opened for
                   reading.public FileReader(FileDescriptor fd)
fd - the FileDescriptor to read from Submit a bug or feature 
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