java byte stream char Stream confusion!

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#1 cyberdyne   User is offline

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java byte stream char Stream confusion!

Post icon  Posted 08 November 2008 - 09:32 PM

hi,
I jus now started programming with java.I have a lot of confusion over the streams of java like byte and the characters.And also i would like to know the application of each stream class.And the difference between byte and char?

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Re: java byte stream char Stream confusion!

Posted 09 November 2008 - 01:51 AM

Byte streams (InputStream/OutputStream) are for binary data, char streams (Reader/Writer) are for character data. A byte is a signed 8 bit datatype. A char is an unsigned 16 bit datatype principally for holding character data
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