I/O in the JavaTM 2 Platform

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I/O functionality of the Java^TM 2 Platform provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.

Class java.io.File in the Java 2 platform is a true abstract representation of file and directory pathnames. Class File supports temporary files, conversion of abstract pathnames to URL's, comparability, and access to additional file attributes.

Java 2 Platform I/O Features

• Features of java.io.File added in the Java 2 Platform v1.2
• Other changes made to the java.io package in the Java 2 Platform v1.2

For completeness, a discussion of the JDK 1.1 I/O changes can be found here as well:

I/O Guide to features introduced in JDK^TM 1.1

• Character Streams

Additional I/O reference material

• java.io Package- (API Documentation)
• Troubleshooting tips

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