PipedReader close() in Java

close(): This method is available in the java.io.PipedReader class of Java.

Syntax:

void java.io.PipedReader.close() throws IOException

This method Closes this piped stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream.

Parameters: NA

Returns: NA

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

Approach

Java

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PipedReader;

public class PipedReaderclose {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {

        PipedReader pipedReader = new PipedReader();

        pipedReader.close();

        System.out.println("Closing the piped reader");
    }
}

Output:

Closing the piped reader

Some other methods of PipedReader

close(): This method Closes this piped stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream.

connect(PipedWriter): This method causes this piped reader to be connected to the piped writer src.

PipedReader(): This method creates a PipedReader so that it is not yet connected. It must be connected to a PipedWriter before being used.

PipedReader(int):  This method creates a PipedReader so that it is not yet connected and uses a specified pipe size for the pipe's buffer.

PipedReader(PipedWriter): This method creates a PipedReader so that it is connected to the piped writer src.

PipedReader(PipedWriter, int): This method creates a PipedReader so that it is connected to the piped writer src and uses the specified pipe size for the pipe's buffer.

read(): This method reads the next character of data from this piped stream.

read(char[], int, int): This method reads up to len characters of data from this piped stream into an array of characters.

ready(): This method tells whether this stream is ready to be read.