FileInputStream

public class FileInputStream
extends InputStream

java.lang.Object
↳	java.io.InputStream
	↳	java.io.FileInputStream

Known direct subclasses ParcelFileDescriptor.AutoCloseInputStream ParcelFileDescriptor.AutoCloseInputStream An InputStream you can create on a ParcelFileDescriptor, which will take care of calling ParcelFileDescriptor.close() for you when the stream is closed.

Known indirect subclasses AssetFileDescriptor.AutoCloseInputStream AssetFileDescriptor.AutoCloseInputStream An InputStream you can create on a ParcelFileDescriptor, which will take care of calling ParcelFileDescriptor.close() for you when the stream is closed.

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A FileInputStream obtains input bytes from a file in a file system. What files are available depends on the host environment.

FileInputStream is meant for reading streams of raw bytes such as image data. For reading streams of characters, consider using FileReader.

Summary