Method read

vm/JavaAPI/src/java/io/Reader.java:73–81

Read a single character. This method will block until a character is available, an I/O error occurs, or the end of the stream is reached. Subclasses that intend to support efficient single-character input should override this method.

()

     * Subclasses that intend to support efficient single-character input should override this method.
     */
    public int read() throws java.io.IOException{
        synchronized (lock) {
            char charArray[] = new char[1];
            if (read(charArray, 0, 1) != -1) {
                return charArray[0];
            }
            return -1;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Read characters into an array. This method will block until some input is available, an I/O error occurs, or the end of the stream is reached.