Java.io.StringReader Class

Introduction

The Java.io.StringReader class is a character stream whose source is a string.

Following is the declaration for Java.io.StringReader class −

public class StringReader
   extends Reader

Following are the fields for Java.io.StringReader class −

protected Object lock − This is the object used to synchronize operations on this stream.

Sr.No.	Constructor & Description
1	StringReader(String s) This creates a new string reader.

Sr.No.	Method & Description
1	void close() This method closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with it.
2	void mark(int readAheadLimit) This method marks the present position in the stream.
3	boolean markSupported() This method tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation, which it does.
4	int read() This method reads a single character.
5	int read(char[] cbuf, int off, int len) This method reads characters into a portion of an array.
6	boolean ready() This method tells whether this stream is ready to be read.
7	void reset() This method resets the stream to the most recent mark, or to the beginning of the string if it has never been marked.
8	long skip(long ns) This method skips the specified number of characters in the stream.

This class inherits methods from the following classes −