Re: File I/O....which class to use?

Darth Tyrannus wrote:
I am barely learning Java and so far I have come across multiple
classes you can use for File I/O....


Which classes are most frequently used or preferred?

For example

FileOutputStream or FileWriter
FileInputStream or FileReader

Should I use BufferedReader? Is it necessary?

I know it depends on what is needed, but what is the most commonly used
classes for most programmers.

Thank you,
Paul


Readers for text, streams for bytes. Buffer as necessary for performance.

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