Name: dgC58589 Date: 11/24/97


Original title: StringBufferInputStream is deprecated, without suitable replacement

java.io.StringBufferInputStream
has been deprecated. However, I cannot find anything
to replace its full functionality.

Specifically, java.util.Properties.load() expects
an InputStream. I want it to read from a String.
StringBufferInputStream was previously the
perfect way to do this.
Unfortunately, the recommended replacement is
java.io.StringReader, which is subclassed from
Reader, and is NOT usable as an InputStream.

The ideal fix would be to make Reader
implement InputStream.

A lesser fix, would be to document in the
deprecation notes for StringBufferInputStream,
what to do if you really need an InputStream
derived from a String

InputStreamReader seems to go from InputStream to
Reader. Now you need something to go from
Reader to InputStream
(Review ID: 20734)
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