CharArrayReader (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: java.io.CharArrayReader class
Date: 2015-05-24

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## Class CharArrayReader

- java.lang.Object
- - java.io.Reader
  - - java.io.CharArrayReader

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Closeable, AutoCloseable, Readable

      public class CharArrayReader
      extends Reader

  This class implements a character buffer that can be used as a character-input stream.
  Since:
    JDK1.1

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected char[]` | `buf` The character buffer.
    `protected int` | `count` The index of the end of this buffer.
    `protected int` | `markedPos` The position of mark in buffer.
    `protected int` | `pos` The current buffer position.

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.io.Reader

      `lock`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `CharArrayReader(char[] buf)` Creates a CharArrayReader from the specified array of chars.
    `CharArrayReader(char[] buf, int offset, int length)` Creates a CharArrayReader from the specified array of chars.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `close()` Closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with it.
    `void` | `mark(int readAheadLimit)` Marks the present position in the stream.
    `boolean` | `markSupported()` Tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation, which it does.
    `int` | `read()` Reads a single character.
    `int` | `read(char[] b, int off, int len)` Reads characters into a portion of an array.
    `boolean` | `ready()` Tells whether this stream is ready to be read.
    `void` | `reset()` Resets the stream to the most recent mark, or to the beginning if it has never been marked.
    `long` | `skip(long n)` Skips characters.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.io.Reader

      `read, read`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### buf

          protected char[] buf

      The character buffer.

    - #### pos

          protected int pos

      The current buffer position.

    - #### markedPos

          protected int markedPos

      The position of mark in buffer.

    - #### count

          protected int count

      The index of the end of this buffer. There is not valid data at or beyond this index.

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### CharArrayReader

          public CharArrayReader(char[] buf)

      Creates a CharArrayReader from the specified array of chars.
      Parameters:
        `buf` - Input buffer (not copied)

    - #### CharArrayReader

          public CharArrayReader(char[] buf,
                                 int offset,
                                 int length)

      Creates a CharArrayReader from the specified array of chars.

      The resulting reader will start reading at the given `offset`. The total number of `char` values that can be read from this reader will be either `length` or `buf.length-offset`, whichever is smaller.

      Parameters:
        `buf` - Input buffer (not copied)
        `offset` - Offset of the first char to read
        `length` - Number of chars to read
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - If `offset` is negative or greater than `buf.length`, or if `length` is negative, or if the sum of these two values is negative.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### read

          public int read()
                   throws IOException

      Reads a single character.
      Overrides:
        `read` in class `Reader`
      Returns:
        The character read, as an integer in the range 0 to 65535 (`0x00-0xffff`), or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs

    - #### read

          public int read(char[] b,
                          int off,
                          int len)
                   throws IOException

      Reads characters into a portion of an array.
      Specified by:
        `read` in class `Reader`
      Parameters:
        `b` - Destination buffer
        `off` - Offset at which to start storing characters
        `len` - Maximum number of characters to read
      Returns:
        The actual number of characters read, or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs

    - #### skip

          public long skip(long n)
                    throws IOException

      Skips characters. Returns the number of characters that were skipped.

      The `n` parameter may be negative, even though the `skip` method of the `Reader` superclass throws an exception in this case. If `n` is negative, then this method does nothing and returns `0`.

      Overrides:
        `skip` in class `Reader`
      Parameters:
        `n` - The number of characters to skip
      Returns:
        The number of characters actually skipped
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If the stream is closed, or an I/O error occurs

    - #### ready

          public boolean ready()
                        throws IOException

      Tells whether this stream is ready to be read. Character-array readers are always ready to be read.
      Overrides:
        `ready` in class `Reader`
      Returns:
        True if the next read() is guaranteed not to block for input, false otherwise. Note that returning false does not guarantee that the next read will block.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs

    - #### markSupported

          public boolean markSupported()

      Tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation, which it does.
      Overrides:
        `markSupported` in class `Reader`
      Returns:
        true if and only if this stream supports the mark operation.

    - #### mark

          public void mark(int readAheadLimit)
                    throws IOException

      Marks the present position in the stream. Subsequent calls to reset() will reposition the stream to this point.
      Overrides:
        `mark` in class `Reader`
      Parameters:
        `readAheadLimit` - Limit on the number of characters that may be read while still preserving the mark. Because the stream's input comes from a character array, there is no actual limit; hence this argument is ignored.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs

    - #### reset

          public void reset()
                     throws IOException

      Resets the stream to the most recent mark, or to the beginning if it has never been marked.
      Overrides:
        `reset` in class `Reader`
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs

    - #### close

          public void close()

      Closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with it. Once the stream has been closed, further read(), ready(), mark(), reset(), or skip() invocations will throw an IOException. Closing a previously closed stream has no effect.
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `Closeable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `AutoCloseable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in class `Reader`

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