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  Class java.io.FileReader
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  Class java.io.FileReader
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   +----<a href="java.io.Reader.html#_top_">java.io.Reader</a>
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           +----<a href="java.io.InputStreamReader.html#_top_">java.io.InputStreamReader</a>
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                   +----java.io.FileReader
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  <dt> public class <b>FileReader</b>
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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.
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    <dd> <a href="java.io.InputStreamReader.html#_top_">InputStreamReader</a>, <a href="java.io.FileInputStream.html#_top_">FileInputStream</a>
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	<a href="#FileReader(java.io.File)"><b>FileReader</b></a>(File)
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	<a href="#FileReader(java.io.FileDescriptor)"><b>FileReader</b></a>(FileDescriptor)
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	<a href="#FileReader(java.lang.String)"><b>FileReader</b></a>(String)
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<b>FileReader</b>
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 public FileReader(<a href="java.lang.String.html#_top_">String</a> fileName) throws <a href="java.io.FileNotFoundException.html#_top_">FileNotFoundException</a>
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 public FileReader(<a href="java.io.File.html#_top_">File</a> file) throws <a href="java.io.FileNotFoundException.html#_top_">FileNotFoundException</a>
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 public FileReader(<a href="java.io.FileDescriptor.html#_top_">FileDescriptor</a> fd)
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