The Byte Stream Classes
Byte streams are defined by using two class hierarchies. At the top of these are two abstract classes: InputStream and OutputStream. InputStream defines the characteristics common to byte input streams and OutputStream describes the behavior of byte output streams.
From InputStream and OutputStream are created several concrete subclasses that offer varying functionality and handle the details of reading and writing to various devices, such as disk files. The byte stream classes are shown in Table 10-1. Don’t be overwhelmed by the number of different classes. Once you can use one byte stream, the others are easy to master.
Table 10-1 The Byte Stream Classes
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