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Hello

I am going through java api. While going through java.io package, i found it has dozens of classes. I need to know which classes are used in real world, or rather, which class details a java developer must know.

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They are all used in the real world. You don’t have to learn the details of any of them.
You need to know how to find methods, constructors, etc, in the API documentation, and you need to find a tutorial about them. Like this one, for example.
Since many of those methods and constructors declare checked exceptions, you need to know about exceptions, the <> syntax, try-with-resources, etc., too.
It is worth learning when you can get problems with a null reference to a Console.
 
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A lot depends on the kind of development you're doing. I never use the java.io classes in my day-to-day work.
 
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Thanks for your reply Campbell Ritchie, Dennis Deems
 
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Dennis Deems wrote:I never use the java.io classes in my day-to-day work.


Except PrintStream of course . Or are you telling me you don't use System.out and System.err?
 
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No, he only uses System,in which is an InputStream instance
 
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Kunal Lakhani wrote:Thanks for your reply Campbell Ritchie, Dennis Deems

You’re welcome
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