Java Reader.read(char[] cbuf)

public int read(char[] cbuf)  throws IOException

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import java.io.*;

public class Main {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      String s = "tutorial from java2s.com";

      Reader reader = new StringReader(s);

      // create a char array to read chars into
      char cbuf[] = new char[5];

      try {
         // read characters into an array.
         System.out.println(reader.read(cbuf));

         System.out.println(cbuf);
         reader.close();

      } catch (IOException ex) {
         ex.printStackTrace();
      }
   }
}