I/O in the JavaTM 2 Platform |
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I/O functionality of the JavaTM 2 Platform provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system. In v 1.4, a new I/O (NIO) API was introduced that provides new features and improved performance.Class
java.io.File
in the Java 2 platform is a true abstract representation of file and directory pathnames. Class File supports temporary files, conversion of abstract pathnames to URL's, comparability, and access to additional file attributes.Java 2 Platform I/O Features
- New I/O (NIO) API introduced in v1.4, which caused some changes in the
java.io
package- Features of
java.io.File
added in the Java 2 Platform v1.2- Other changes made to the
java.io
package in v1.2Features introduced in JDKTM 1.1
For completeness, a discussion of the JDK 1.1 I/O changes can be found here:
Additional I/O reference material
- java.io Package (API Documentation)
- java.nio Package (API Documentation)
- Troubleshooting tips
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