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Java Forum / General / March 2007what is the different between byte stream and character stream?
Hi !what is the different between byte stream and character stream? > Hi !what is the different between byte stream and character stream? Read the javadocs for java.io.InputStream, java.io.Reader, and probably the package for java.io as well. dolphin wrote on 17.03.2007 14:37: > Hi !what is the different between byte stream and character stream? A byte stream is for bytes (raw data) and a character stream is for character data. As simple as that. Your questions seems to indicate that you think a byte and a character is the same. It is not. > dolphin wrote on 17.03.2007 14:37: >> Hi !what is the different between byte stream and character stream? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Your questions seems to indicate that you think a byte and a character is the > same. It is not. There is also Object{Input|Output}Stream which is for Objects, ... When you get into java.nio you have Buffer and its type-specific descendants. -- Lew Thomas Kellerer schrieb: > dolphin wrote on 17.03.2007 14:37: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Your questions seems to indicate that you think a byte and a character is the > same. It is not. Additional note to the OP: a byte is of range [-128...127], a character is of range [0...65535].  SignatureThomas > Hi !what is the different between byte stream and character stream? A byte stream is just that -- raw bytes. A character stream is for a given character set. It could be fixed width characters (one or two bytes) or some form of variable width like UTF-8. I think Java uses variable width internally, but it has readers for many different character streams built into the IO subsystem. > Hi !what is the different between byte stream and character stream? Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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