Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 7

Package java.io

Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.

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Package java.io Description

Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system. Unless otherwise noted, passing a null argument to a constructor or method in any class or interface in this package will cause a NullPointerException to be thrown.

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JDK1.0
Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 7

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