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## Class PushbackReader

- java.lang.Object
- - java.io.Reader
  - - java.io.FilterReader
    - - java.io.PushbackReader

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Closeable, AutoCloseable, Readable

      public class PushbackReader
      extends FilterReader

  A character-stream reader that allows characters to be pushed back into the stream.
  Since:
    JDK1.1

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.io.FilterReader

      `in`

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.io.Reader

      `lock`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `PushbackReader(Reader in)` | Creates a new pushback reader with a one-character pushback buffer.
    `PushbackReader(Reader in, int size)` | Creates a new pushback reader with a pushback buffer of the given size.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | `close()` | Closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with it.
    `void` | `mark(int readAheadLimit)` | Marks the present position in the stream.
    `boolean` | `markSupported()` | Tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation, which it does not.
    `int` | `read()` | Reads a single character.
    `int` | `read(char[] cbuf, int off, int len)` | Reads characters into a portion of an array.
    `boolean` | `ready()` | Tells whether this stream is ready to be read.
    `void` | `reset()` | Resets the stream.
    `long` | `skip(long n)` | Skips characters.
    `void` | `unread(char[] cbuf)` | Pushes back an array of characters by copying it to the front of the pushback buffer.
    `void` | `unread(char[] cbuf, int off, int len)` | Pushes back a portion of an array of characters by copying it to the front of the pushback buffer.
    `void` | `unread(int c)` | Pushes back a single character by copying it to the front of the pushback buffer.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.io.Reader

      `read, read`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### PushbackReader

          public PushbackReader(Reader in,
                                int size)

      Creates a new pushback reader with a pushback buffer of the given size.
      Parameters:
        `in` - The reader from which characters will be read
        `size` - The size of the pushback buffer
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if `size <= 0`

    - #### PushbackReader

          public PushbackReader(Reader in)

      Creates a new pushback reader with a one-character pushback buffer.
      Parameters:
        `in` - The reader from which characters will be read

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### read

          public int read()
                   throws IOException

      Reads a single character.
      Overrides:
        `read` in class `FilterReader`
      Returns:
        The character read, or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs

    - #### read

          public int read(char[] cbuf,
                          int off,
                          int len)
                   throws IOException

      Reads characters into a portion of an array.
      Overrides:
        `read` in class `FilterReader`
      Parameters:
        `cbuf` - Destination buffer
        `off` - Offset at which to start writing characters
        `len` - Maximum number of characters to read
      Returns:
        The number of characters read, or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs

    - #### unread

          public void unread(int c)
                      throws IOException

      Pushes back a single character by copying it to the front of the pushback buffer. After this method returns, the next character to be read will have the value `(char)c`.
      Parameters:
        `c` - The int value representing a character to be pushed back
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If the pushback buffer is full, or if some other I/O error occurs

    - #### unread

          public void unread(char[] cbuf,
                             int off,
                             int len)
                      throws IOException

      Pushes back a portion of an array of characters by copying it to the front of the pushback buffer. After this method returns, the next character to be read will have the value `cbuf[off]`, the character after that will have the value `cbuf[off+1]`, and so forth.
      Parameters:
        `cbuf` - Character array
        `off` - Offset of first character to push back
        `len` - Number of characters to push back
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If there is insufficient room in the pushback buffer, or if some other I/O error occurs

    - #### unread

          public void unread(char[] cbuf)
                      throws IOException

      Pushes back an array of characters by copying it to the front of the pushback buffer. After this method returns, the next character to be read will have the value `cbuf[0]`, the character after that will have the value `cbuf[1]`, and so forth.
      Parameters:
        `cbuf` - Character array to push back
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If there is insufficient room in the pushback buffer, or if some other I/O error occurs

    - #### ready

          public boolean ready()
                        throws IOException

      Tells whether this stream is ready to be read.
      Overrides:
        `ready` in class `FilterReader`
      Returns:
        True if the next read() is guaranteed not to block for input, false otherwise. Note that returning false does not guarantee that the next read will block.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs

    - #### mark

          public void mark(int readAheadLimit)
                    throws IOException

      Marks the present position in the stream. The `mark` for class `PushbackReader` always throws an exception.
      Overrides:
        `mark` in class `FilterReader`
      Parameters:
        `readAheadLimit` - Limit on the number of characters that may be read while still preserving the mark. After reading this many characters, attempting to reset the stream may fail.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - Always, since mark is not supported

    - #### reset

          public void reset()
                     throws IOException

      Resets the stream. The `reset` method of `PushbackReader` always throws an exception.
      Overrides:
        `reset` in class `FilterReader`
      Throws:
        `IOException` - Always, since reset is not supported

    - #### markSupported

          public boolean markSupported()

      Tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation, which it does not.
      Overrides:
        `markSupported` in class `FilterReader`
      Returns:
        true if and only if this stream supports the mark operation.

    - #### close

          public void close()
                     throws IOException

      Closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with it. Once the stream has been closed, further read(), unread(), ready(), or skip() invocations will throw an IOException. Closing a previously closed stream has no effect.
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `Closeable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `AutoCloseable`
      Overrides:
        `close` in class `FilterReader`
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs

    - #### skip

          public long skip(long n)
                    throws IOException

      Skips characters. This method will block until some characters are available, an I/O error occurs, or the end of the stream is reached.
      Overrides:
        `skip` in class `FilterReader`
      Parameters:
        `n` - The number of characters to skip
      Returns:
        The number of characters actually skipped
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - If `n` is negative.
        `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs

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