从构造函数看java.io

package java.io;

interface有Closeable、Flushable

abstract class 有InputStream、OutputStream、Reader、Writer

class有InputStreamReader、OutputStreamWriter，FileReader、FileWriter

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InputStream是所有字节输入流的父类

package java.io;

/**
 * This abstract class is the superclass of all classes representing
 * an input stream of bytes.
 *
 * <p> Applications that need to define a subclass of <code>InputStream</code>
 * must always provide a method that returns the next byte of input.
 *
 * @author  Arthur van Hoff
 * @see     java.io.BufferedInputStream
 * @see     java.io.ByteArrayInputStream
 * @see     java.io.DataInputStream
 * @see     java.io.FilterInputStream
 * @see     java.io.InputStream#read()
 * @see     java.io.OutputStream
 * @see     java.io.PushbackInputStream
 * @since   JDK1.0
 */
public abstract class InputStream implements Closeable {

内部有一个抽象函数。read方法会阻塞，除非：1输入数据可获得，2流读完了，3发生io异常。read的返回值是一个0-255的int，表示一个byte

 /**
     * Reads the next byte of data from the input stream. The value byte is
     * returned as an <code>int</code> in the range <code>0</code> to
     * <code>255</code>. If no byte is available because the end of the stream
     * has been reached, the value <code>-1</code> is returned. This method
     * blocks until input data is available, the end of the stream is detected,
     * or an exception is thrown.
     *
     * <p> A subclass must provide an implementation of this method.
     *
     * @return     the next byte of data, or <code>-1</code> if the end of the
     *             stream is reached.
     * @exception  IOException  if an I/O error occurs.
     */
    public abstract int read() throws IOException;

对应的，OutputStream是字节输出流的父类，有一个write抽象函数。参数int中的低8位会被写入输出流，高24位会被忽略。

 /**
     * Writes the specified byte to this output stream. The general
     * contract for <code>write</code> is that one byte is written
     * to the output stream. The byte to be written is the eight
     * low-order bits of the argument <code>b</code>. The 24
     * high-order bits of <code>b</code> are ignored.
     * <p>
     * Subclasses of <code>OutputStream</code> must provide an
     * implementation for this method.
     *
     * @param      b   the <code>byte</code>.
     * @exception  IOException  if an I/O error occurs. In particular,
     *             an <code>IOException</code> may be thrown if the
     *             output stream has been closed.
     */
    public abstract void write(int b) throws IOException;

FileInputStream直接继承了InputStream，被设计用来读取二进制字节流文件，例如图片。其中read间接调用了本地函数

/**
 * A <code>FileInputStream</code> obtains input bytes
 * from a file in a file system. What files
 * are  available depends on the host environment.
 *
 * <p><code>FileInputStream</code> is meant for reading streams of raw bytes
 * such as image data. For reading streams of characters, consider using
 * <code>FileReader</code>.
 *
 * @author  Arthur van Hoff
 * @see     java.io.File
 * @see     java.io.FileDescriptor
 * @see     java.io.FileOutputStream
 * @see     java.nio.file.Files#newInputStream
 * @since   JDK1.0
 */
public
class FileInputStream extends InputStream
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/**
     * Reads a byte of data from this input stream. This method blocks
     * if no input is yet available.
     *
     * @return     the next byte of data, or <code>-1</code> if the end of the
     *             file is reached.
     * @exception  IOException  if an I/O error occurs.
     */
    public int read() throws IOException {
        return read0();
    }

    private native int read0() throws IOException;

它有三个构造函数public FileInputStream（String）间接调用了public FileInputStream（File）。

 public FileInputStream(String name) throws FileNotFoundException {
        this(name != null ? new File(name) : null);
    }
  public FileInputStream(File file) throws FileNotFoundException {
        String name = (file != null ? file.getPath() : null);
        SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager();
        if (security != null) {
            security.checkRead(name);
        }
        if (name == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException();
        }
        if (file.isInvalid()) {
            throw new FileNotFoundException("Invalid file path");
        }
        fd = new FileDescriptor();
        fd.attach(this);
        path = name;
        open(name);
    }
 public FileInputStream(FileDescriptor fdObj) {
        SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager();
        if (fdObj == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException();
        }
        if (security != null) {
            security.checkRead(fdObj);
        }
        fd = fdObj;
        path = null;

        /*
         * FileDescriptor is being shared by streams.
         * Register this stream with FileDescriptor tracker.
         */
        fd.attach(this);
    }

看一下java.io.File；

首先，类注释明确指出了java.io.File是文件和文件夹的抽象表示，不单单是文件哦！

/**
 * An abstract representation of file and directory pathnames.
 *
public class File
    implements Serializable, Comparable<File>
{

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看字符流吧

BufferedReader是直接继承自Reader的字符流，并且自带缓冲。缓冲区大小可以指定，不指定采用默认值8192

/**
 * Reads text from a character-input stream, buffering characters so as to
 * provide for the efficient reading of characters, arrays, and lines.
 *
 * <p> The buffer size may be specified, or the default size may be used.  The
 * default is large enough for most purposes.
 **/

public class BufferedReader extends Reader {

构造函数有两个，BufferedReader（Reader）调用BufferedReader（Reader，int），其中defaultCharBufferSize=8192；

需要注意的是，BufferedReader作为一个Reader，本身需要外部的Reader作为参数，我想到了装饰模式。

BufferedReader是一个Reader但是本身不完整，它本质是对Reader做了装饰。

 /**
     * Creates a buffering character-input stream that uses an input buffer of
     * the specified size.
     *
     * @param  in   A Reader
     * @param  sz   Input-buffer size
     *
     * @exception  IllegalArgumentException  If {@code sz <= 0}
     */
    public BufferedReader(Reader in, int sz) {
        super(in);
        if (sz <= 0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Buffer size <= 0");
        this.in = in;
        cb = new char[sz];
        nextChar = nChars = 0;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a buffering character-input stream that uses a default-sized
     * input buffer.
     *
     * @param  in   A Reader
     */
    public BufferedReader(Reader in) {
        this(in, defaultCharBufferSize);
    }

BufferedInputStream也是一样，不同的是BufferedInputStream继承InputStream，是对字节流的装饰。并且BufferedInputStream提供了对mark和reset的支持。

/**
 * A <code>BufferedInputStream</code> adds
 * functionality to another input stream-namely,
 * the ability to buffer the input and to
 * support the <code>mark</code> and <code>reset</code>
 * methods. When  the <code>BufferedInputStream</code>
 * is created, an internal buffer array is
 * created. As bytes  from the stream are read
 * or skipped, the internal buffer is refilled
 * as necessary  from the contained input stream,
 * many bytes at a time. The <code>mark</code>
 * operation  remembers a point in the input
 * stream and the <code>reset</code> operation
 * causes all the  bytes read since the most
 * recent <code>mark</code> operation to be
 * reread before new bytes are  taken from
 * the contained input stream.
 *
 * @author  Arthur van Hoff
 * @since   JDK1.0
 */
public
class BufferedInputStream extends FilterInputStream {

构造函数如下

/**
     * Creates a <code>BufferedInputStream</code>
     * and saves its  argument, the input stream
     * <code>in</code>, for later use. An internal
     * buffer array is created and  stored in <code>buf</code>.
     *
     * @param   in   the underlying input stream.
     */
    public BufferedInputStream(InputStream in) {
        this(in, DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a <code>BufferedInputStream</code>
     * with the specified buffer size,
     * and saves its  argument, the input stream
     * <code>in</code>, for later use.  An internal
     * buffer array of length  <code>size</code>
     * is created and stored in <code>buf</code>.
     *
     * @param   in     the underlying input stream.
     * @param   size   the buffer size.
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if {@code size <= 0}.
     */
    public BufferedInputStream(InputStream in, int size) {
        super(in);
        if (size <= 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Buffer size <= 0");
        }
        buf = new byte[size];
    }

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从字节流到字符流的桥梁

InputStreamReader继承自Reader，它的主要工作是将字节流解码成字符流。

InputStreamReader里面有一个变量StreamDecoder sd，实际工作其实都是有这个sd来做的。说不出来这是什么模式，但不是代理模式。sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder的源码没有找到。

/**
 * An InputStreamReader is a bridge from byte streams to character streams: It
 * reads bytes and decodes them into characters using a specified {@link
 * java.nio.charset.Charset charset}.  The charset that it uses
 * may be specified by name or may be given explicitly, or the platform's
 * default charset may be accepted.
 *
 * <p> Each invocation of one of an InputStreamReader's read() methods may
 * cause one or more bytes to be read from the underlying byte-input stream.
 * To enable the efficient conversion of bytes to characters, more bytes may
 * be read ahead from the underlying stream than are necessary to satisfy the
 * current read operation.
 *
 * <p> For top efficiency, consider wrapping an InputStreamReader within a
 * BufferedReader.  For example:
 *
 * <pre>
 * BufferedReader in
 *   = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
 * </pre>
 *
 * @see BufferedReader
 * @see InputStream
 * @see java.nio.charset.Charset
 *
 * @author      Mark Reinhold
 * @since       JDK1.1
 */

public class InputStreamReader extends Reader {
private final StreamDecoder sd;

其构造函数如下

 /**
     * Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the default charset.
     *
     * @param  in   An InputStream
     */
    public InputStreamReader(InputStream in) {
        super(in);
        try {
            sd = StreamDecoder.forInputStreamReader(in, this, (String)null); // ## check lock object
        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
            // The default encoding should always be available
            throw new Error(e);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the named charset.
     *
     * @param  in
     *         An InputStream
     *
     * @param  charsetName
     *         The name of a supported
     *         {@link java.nio.charset.Charset charset}
     *
     * @exception  UnsupportedEncodingException
     *             If the named charset is not supported
     */
    public InputStreamReader(InputStream in, String charsetName)
        throws UnsupportedEncodingException
    {
        super(in);
        if (charsetName == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("charsetName");
        sd = StreamDecoder.forInputStreamReader(in, this, charsetName);
    }

    /**
     * Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the given charset.
     *
     * @param  in       An InputStream
     * @param  cs       A charset
     *
     * @since 1.4
     * @spec JSR-51
     */
    public InputStreamReader(InputStream in, Charset cs) {
        super(in);
        if (cs == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("charset");
        sd = StreamDecoder.forInputStreamReader(in, this, cs);
    }

    /**
     * Creates an InputStreamReader that uses the given charset decoder.
     *
     * @param  in       An InputStream
     * @param  dec      A charset decoder
     *
     * @since 1.4
     * @spec JSR-51
     */
    public InputStreamReader(InputStream in, CharsetDecoder dec) {
        super(in);
        if (dec == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("charset decoder");
        sd = StreamDecoder.forInputStreamReader(in, this, dec);
    }

这四个构造函数都是调用了StreamDecoder.forInputStreamReader函数

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总结一下，在这几个常用的io流中，本质上说程序员只能从文件构造流，或者使用外部提供的流，例如System.in，socket.getInputStream；

其他的类都是对流的装饰。