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Java I/O (Input and Output) is used to process the input and produce the output.

Java uses the concept of a stream to make I/O operation fast. The java.io package
contains all the classes required for input and output operations.

We can perform file handling in Java by Java I/O API.

Stream

A stream is a sequence of data. In Java, a stream is composed of bytes. It's called a


stream because it is like a stream of water that continues to flow.

In java 3 streams are created for us automatically. All these streams are attached
with the console.

1) System.out: standard output stream

2) System.in: standard input stream

3) System.err: standard error stream

Let's see the code to print output and an error message to the console.

1. System.out.println("simple message");
2. System.err.println("error message");
1. int i=System.in.read();//returns ASCII code of 1st character
2. System.out.println((char)i);//will print the character
OutputStream vs InputStream

The explanation of OutputStream and InputStream classes are given below:

OutputStream

Java application uses an output stream to write data to a destination; it may be a


file, an array, peripheral device or socket.

InputStream

Java application uses an input stream to read data from a source; it may be a file,
an array, peripheral device or socket.

Let's understand the working of Java OutputStream and InputStream by the figure
given below.
OutputStream class

OutputStream class is an abstract class. It is the superclass of all classes


representing an output stream of bytes. An output stream accepts output bytes and
sends them to some sink.

Useful methods of OutputStream

Method Description

1) public void write(int)throws is used to write a byte to the current output


IOException stream.

2) public void write(byte[])throws is used to write an array of byte to the current


IOException output stream.
3) public void flush()throws flushes the current output stream.
IOException

4) public void close()throws is used to close the current output stream.


IOException

OutputStream Hierarchy

InputStream class

InputStream class is an abstract class. It is the superclass of all classes representing


an input stream of bytes.
Useful methods of InputStream

Method Description

1) public abstract int read()throws reads the next byte of data from the input stream. It
IOException returns -1 at the end of the file.

2) public int available()throws returns an estimate of the number of bytes that can be
IOException read from the current input stream.

3) public void close()throws is used to close the current input stream.


IOException

InputStream Hierarchy

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