| # I/O in the JavaTM 2 Platform | Documentation Contents

> I/O functionality of the JavaTM 2 Platform provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.

> Class `java.io.File` in the Java 2 platform is a true abstract representation of file and directory pathnames. Class `File` supports temporary files, conversion of abstract pathnames to URL's, comparability, and access to additional file attributes.

> ### Java 2 Platform I/O Features

> - Features of `java.io.File` added in the Java 2 Platform v1.2
> - Other changes made to the java.io package in the Java 2 Platform v1.2

> For completeness, a discussion of the JDK 1.1 I/O changes can be found here as well:

> ### I/O Guide to features introduced in JDKTM 1.1

> - Character Streams

> ### Additional I/O reference material

> - java.io Package- (API Documentation)
> - Troubleshooting tips

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