Uses of Class java.io.BufferedReader (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-08-19

## Uses of Class
java.io.BufferedReader

- Packages that use BufferedReader
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.io | Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
  java.nio.file | Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.

- - ### Uses of BufferedReader in java.io

    Subclasses of BufferedReader in java.io
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `LineNumberReader` A buffered character-input stream that keeps track of line numbers.

  - ### Uses of BufferedReader in java.nio.file

    Methods in java.nio.file that return BufferedReader
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static BufferedReader` | Files.`newBufferedReader(Path path)` Opens a file for reading, returning a `BufferedReader` to read text from the file in an efficient manner.
    `static BufferedReader` | Files.`newBufferedReader(Path path, Charset cs)` Opens a file for reading, returning a `BufferedReader` that may be used to read text from the file in an efficient manner.

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