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Input Output Streams
 Stream
• Stream is an Object used to transfer the
data from input unit to memory, memory
to output unit.

• InputStream
– Used to read the data from any input
resource
• OutputStream
– Used to write the data on to the output
resource.
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PUT
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R INPUT STREAM
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A OUTPUT STREAM
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File File
Object Object
 Types of Stream in JAVA

1. Byte Based Stream

InputStream
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OutputStream

2. Character Based Stream

Reader
Writer
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 Object

InputStream OutputStream

FileInputStream ObjectInputStream FileOuputStream ObjectOutputStream

FilterInputStream FilterOutputStream

BufferedInputStream DataInputStream DataOutputStream BuffredOutputStream

 OBJECT

READER WRITER

BufferedReader InputStreamReader BufferedWriter OutputStreamWriter

FileReader FileWriter
 File
• File is an Object which is an abstract
representation of file and directory
pathnames.
• This class presents system-independent
view of hierarchical pathnames.

• File has two components:

– Directory pathname
– File / SubDirectory name.
 File

• File(String pathname)

• File(String dir, String filename)

• File(File parent, String filename)

• File(URI uri)