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Class

BufferedReader

Name

readLine()

Examples
BufferedReader reader;
String line;
 
void setup() {
  // Open the file from the createWriter() example
  reader = createReader("positions.txt");    
}
 
void draw() {
  try {
    line = reader.readLine();
  } catch (IOException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
    line = null;
  }
  if (line == null) {
    // Stop reading because of an error or file is empty
    noLoop();  
  } else {
    String[] pieces = split(line, TAB);
    int x = int(pieces[0]);
    int y = int(pieces[1]);
    point(x, y);
  }
} 
Description Returns a String that is the current line in the BufferedReader.
Syntax
br.readLine()
Parameters
br any object of the type BufferedReader
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:12am EST