fileSize help

[jonjon0688]

yes it says use this method:

public int countChars(Inpu tStream input) throws IOException
{
int count = 0;
BufferedInputSt ream input2 = new BufferedInputSt ream(input);
while(input2.re ad() != -1)
{
count++;
}
return count;
}

but how? what does it mean by 'use' it?

[JosAH]

Please note that you're using an InputStream in your latest post, not a Reader
as you used in your previous posts. Read the API documentation for those classes.

kind regards,

Jos

[jonjon0688]

Please note that you're using an InputStream in your latest post, not a Reader
as you used in your previous posts. Read the API documentation for those classes.

kind regards,

Jos

no i am still using the reader in the fileSize method, the above method countChars is the one it says to use to create the fileSize method, i was just wondering how i use it?

[jonjon0688]

What is the output and what should it be?

kind regards,

Jos

it says:
The output should have been:
countChars

This is what was actually produced:
public int fileSize(String name) throws IOException
{

try {
InputStreamRead er isr = new InputStreamRead er(new FileInputStream (name));
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader( isr);
int charLength = 0;

while (in.read() != -1)

charLength++;

return charLength;
}

catch (Exception e)
{
return -1;
}

[JosAH]

I'm sorry I don't understand your last post. I'd expected an (incorrect) number and
a correct one, not an entire piece of Java source code as output from a piece of
Java code. Please repost and please be clear about the piece of Java code you
actually executed.

kind regards,

Jos