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<pre>public&nbsp;int&nbsp;read()
         throws java.io.IOException</pre>
<div class="block">Reads and assembles the constants declared in a class file.</div>
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<dt><span class="overrideSpecifyLabel">Overrides:</span></dt>
<dd><code>read</code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code>java.io.FilterReader</code></dd>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>the next character in the list of constants, or -1
 if the end of the resulting stream has been reached