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<dd>the value of the next character in the <code>Reader</code>.</dd>
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<dd><code>java.io.IOException</code> - if the original <code>Reader</code> fails to be read</dd>
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<pre>public&nbsp;int&nbsp;read(byte[]&nbsp;b,
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