FileInputStream read problem

Question

Hi!
I have a problem with reading a byte[] buffer from a file using the FileInputStream:
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File = new FileInputStream(filename);
data = new byte[File.available()];
File.read(data);
String test = new String(data);
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So, when I print the bytes of the array "data", some chars are strange (negative numbers).
When I convert the byte array into a string, some of the ASCII codes of the string's chars are wrong (like 65533).
What can I do?

Answer 1

It totally depends on what kind of data you're trying to read in choosing between a reader and an input stream. If you're reading binary data (like an image), use the input stream and read bytes. If you're trying to read character data, use a reader:BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader (new FileReader ("test.txt"));
String line;
while ((line = reader.readLine ()) != null) {
    // process line
}Kind regards,
  Levi