The
ready() method of
Reader Class in Java is used to check whether this Reader is ready to be read or not. It returns a boolean which states if the reader is ready.
Syntax:
public void ready()
Parameters: This method does not accepts any parameters
Return Value: This method returns a
boolean value which tells if this Reader is ready to be read or not. It return true if it is ready. Else it returns false.
Exception: This method throws
IOException if some error occurs while input-output.
Below methods illustrates the working of ready() method:
Program 1:
Output:
Is Reader ready to be read: true
Integer value of character read: 71
Actual character read: G
Integer value of character read: 101
Actual character read: e
Integer value of character read: 101
Actual character read: e
Integer value of character read: 107
Actual character read: k
Integer value of character read: 115
Actual character read: s
Program 2: