read

abstract fun read(cb: CharBuffer): Int

Attempts to read characters into the specified character buffer. The buffer is used as a repository of characters as-is: the only changes made are the results of a put operation. No flipping or rewinding of the buffer is performed. If the java.nio.CharBuffer.length of the specified character buffer is zero, then no characters will be read and zero will be returned.

Return

The number of char values added to the buffer, possibly zero, or -1 if this source of characters is at its end

Parameters

cb

the buffer to read characters into

Throws

IOException

if an I/O error occurs

java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException

if cb is a read only buffer, even if its length is zero