Java.io.PipedWriter.connect() Method

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Description

The java.io.PipedWriter.connect(PipedReader snk) method connects this piped writer to a receiver. If this object is already connected to some other piped reader, an IOException is thrown.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.io.PipedWriter.connect() method.

public void connect(PipedReader snk)

Parameters

snk − The piped reader to connect to.

Return Value

This method does not return a value.

Exception

IOException − If an I/O error occurs.

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.io.PipedWriter.connect() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.io.*;

public class PipedWriterDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
   
      // create a new Piped writer and reader
      PipedWriter writer = new PipedWriter();
      PipedReader reader = new PipedReader();

      try {
         // connect the reader and the writer
         writer.connect(reader);

         // write something
         writer.write(70);
         writer.write(71);

         // print what we wrote
         for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
            System.out.println("" + (char) reader.read());
         }
      } catch (IOException ex) {
         ex.printStackTrace();
      }
   }
}

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

F
G