Reader read(char[]) in Java

read(char[]): This method is available in the java.io.Reader class of Java.

Syntax:

int java.io.Reader.read(char[] cbuf) throws IOException

This method takes one argument. This method reads characters into an array. This method will block until some input is available, an I/O error occurs, or the end of the stream is reached.

Parameters: One parameter is required for this method.

cbuf: Destination buffer.

Returns: The number of characters reads, or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached.

Throws:

1. IOException - If an I/O error occurs

Approach 1: When no exception

Java

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.io.StringReader;

public class Readerread2 {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {

        Reader reader = new StringReader("HELLO");

        char cbuf[] = { 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e' };

        System.out.println(reader.read(cbuf));
        reader.close();

    }
}

Output:

5

Approach 2: IOException

Java

package com.Reader;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.io.StringReader;

public class Readerread2 {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {

        Reader reader = new StringReader("HELLO");

        char cbuf[] = { 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e' };

        reader.close();
        System.out.println(reader.read(cbuf));

    }
}

Output:

Exception in thread "main" java.io.IOException: Stream closed
	at java.base/java.io.StringReader.ensureOpen(StringReader.java:56)
	at java.base/java.io.StringReader.read(StringReader.java:91)
	at java.base/java.io.Reader.read(Reader.java:229)
	at com.Reader.Readerread2.main(Readerread2.java:15)

Some other methods of Reader

close(): This method closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with it.

mark(int): This method marks the present position in the stream.

markSupported(): This method tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation. 

Reader.nullReader(): This method returns a new Reader that reads no characters.

read(): This method reads a single character.

read(char[]): This method reads characters into an array.

read(CharBuffer): This method attempts to read characters into the specified character buffer.

read(char[], int, int): This method reads characters into a portion of an array.

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

reset(): This method resets the stream.

skip(long): This method skips characters.

transferTo(Writer): This method reads all characters from this reader and writes the characters to the given writer in the order that they are read.