TextReader
The TextReader object, returned by the openTextReader() function, allows to open, parse, read and close a text file. (See: openTextReader().)
Methods
The following table describes the methods of the TextReader object.
Method | Description |
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close() |
Closes the stream and releases resources. |
open(inStream, inEncoding) |
Creates a reader from an input stream.
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open(inFileName, inEncoding) |
Creates a reader on the specified file.
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parseCharset(inEncoding) |
Returns a character set (Charset). Character sets are used to convert a binary data file into readable text.
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read() |
Reads and returns the next character, or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached. |
readLine() |
Reads and returns the next line, or null if the end of the stream has been reached. |
skip(offset) |
Skips the specified number of characters.
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