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    <name>About</name>
    <doc-version>$Date: 2003/05/04 06:40:15 $</doc-version>
    <author>Matt Albrecht</author>
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Groups of JDK 1.1 and 1.2 I/O helper classes.
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    <definition term="File Filters">
    Helper classes for generating filters for the java.io.File
    class.
    </definition>
    <definition term="Input Stream Generators">
    Classes which generate new IO Stream from a given relative URL.
    Example implementations are provided, including File, URL,
    Classpath Resource, and Hashtable.
    </definition>

    <definition term="Mime Encoding Streams">
    Input and Output streams for Mime encoded text.
    </definition>

    <definition term="Read Stream">
    Utilities for reading an entire stream in different formats.
    </definition>

    <definition term="WriterOutputStream">
    The basic JDK has classes which convert from an OutputStream to
    a Writer, but does not provide any implementation for the
    reverse. This class fills that gap.
    </definition>

    <definition term="PropertyDatabase">
    Has a concept of pre-defined properties, and user-defined
    properties. As many "internal" properties may be added to the
    database, but any properties the user sets will be stored in
    their own property file.
    </definition>
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