Python Programming with the Java™ Class Libraries: A Tutorial for Building Web and Enterprise Applications with Jython

Chapter 12. Working with Java Streams

Terms in This Chapter

• Abstract class

• ASCII

• autoexec.bat file

• Buffering

• Caching

• Callable object

• Canonical path

• Chaining

• Character/byte stream

• Class hierarchy

• Concrete class

• Current directory

• Debug utility

• Design pattern

• File descriptor

• File path (relative/absolute)

• Flag

• Helper class

• Interface

• Java networking APIs

• Parameter

• Parent directory

• Polymorphism

• Path separator

• Prefetching

• Separator

• Single inheritance

• Slice

• Stream (binary/text)

• Source code

• Source file

• Token

• Unicode

Streams are the Java programming language's way to support I/O. A stream can represent a file, a network connection, or the access of a Web site. Learning to deal with Java streams is essential for understanding Java's networking APIs.

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