Provider (javaparser-core 3.15.21 API)

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable

All Known Implementing Classes:

StreamProvider, StringProvider, UnicodeEscapeProcessingProvider
```
public interface Provider
extends Closeable
```
Abstract interface for reading from a stream. The buffering should be done internally.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  int read(char[] aDest, int nOfs, int nLen)
  Reads characters into an array
  - Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable
    close

- Method Detail
  - read
```
int read(char[] aDest,
         int nOfs,
         int nLen)
  throws IOException
```
    Reads characters into an array
    
    Parameters:
    
    aDest - Destination buffer
    
    nOfs - Offset at which to start storing characters. Must be ≥ 0.
    
    nLen - The maximum possible number of characters to read. Must be ≥ 0.
    
    Returns:
    
    The number of characters read, or -1 if all read
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if reading fails