Read File Using Java BufferedInputStream Example

/*
	Read File Using Java BufferedInputStream Example.
	This example shows how to read a file using available and read 
	methods of Java BufferedInputStream. 
*/
 
import java.io.*;
 
public class ReadFileUsingBufferedInputStream {
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
 
		//create file object
		File file = new File("C://FileIO//ReadFile.txt");
		BufferedInputStream bin = null;
 
		try
		{
			//create FileInputStream object
			FileInputStream fin = new FileInputStream(file);
 
			//create object of BufferedInputStream
			bin = new BufferedInputStream(fin);
 
			/*
			 * BufferedInputStream has ability to buffer input into 
			 * internal buffer array.
			 * 
			 * available() method returns number of bytes that can be 
			 * read from underlying stream without blocking.
			 */
 
			 //read file using BufferedInputStream
			while( bin.available() > 0 ){
 
				System.out.print((char)bin.read());
			}
 
		}
		catch(FileNotFoundException e)
		{
			System.out.println("File not found" + e);
		}
		catch(IOException ioe)
		{
			System.out.println("Exception while reading the file " + ioe);	
		}
		finally
		{
			//close the BufferedInputStream using close method
			try{
				if(bin != null)	
					bin.close();
 
			}catch(IOException ioe)
			{
				System.out.println("Error while closing the stream : " + ioe);
			}
 
 
		}
	}
 
}
 
 
/*
Output would be
This file is for demonstration of how to read a file using Java 
BufferedInputStream.
*/