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## java.io
Class FileReader

    java.lang.Object
      java.io.Reader
          java.io.InputStreamReader
              java.io.FileReader

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Closeable, Readable

    public class FileReader

extends InputStreamReader

Convenience class for reading character files. The constructors of this class assume that the default character encoding and the default byte-buffer size are appropriate. To specify these values yourself, construct an InputStreamReader on a FileInputStream.

`FileReader` is meant for reading streams of characters. For reading streams of raw bytes, consider using a `FileInputStream`.

Since:
  JDK1.1
See Also:
  `InputStreamReader`, `FileInputStream`

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.io.Reader
`lock`

Constructor Summary
`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.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.io.InputStreamReader
`close, getEncoding, read, read, ready`

Methods inherited from class java.io.Reader
`mark, markSupported, read, read, reset, skip`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### FileReader

    public FileReader(String fileName)
               throws FileNotFoundException

  Creates a new `FileReader`, given the name of the file to read from.

  Parameters:
    `fileName` - the name of the file to read from
  Throws:
    `FileNotFoundException` - 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.

### FileReader

    public FileReader(File file)
               throws FileNotFoundException

  Creates a new `FileReader`, given the `File` to read from.

  Parameters:
    `file` - the `File` to read from
  Throws:
    `FileNotFoundException` - if the file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading.

### FileReader

    public FileReader(FileDescriptor fd)

  Creates a new `FileReader`, given the `FileDescriptor` to read from.

  Parameters:
    `fd` - the FileDescriptor to read from

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