pan class="overrideSpecifyLabel">Specified by:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="ServletRequest.html#getReader()">getReader</a></code>&nbsp;in interface&nbsp;<code><a href="ServletRequest.html" title="interface in jakarta.servlet">ServletRequest</a></code></dd>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>a <code>BufferedReader</code> containing the body of the request</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.bas