More info for beginners, like me,
July 26, 2010 at 5:37 AM
According to the Java.sun site:
Package java.io "Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system. "
The reason it is imported is so that the BufferedReader and InputStreamReader can be used.
BufferedReader "Read text from a character-input stream, buffering characters so as to provide for the efficient reading of characters, arrays, and lines."
InputStreamReader is "a bridge from byte streams to character streams: It reads bytes and decodes them into characters using a specified charset."
For more info go to the java.sun site yourself or go directly to