Computer Applications
Answer
| Scanner object | BufferedReader object |
|---|---|
| Scanner class parses the tokens into specific types like short, int, float, boolean, etc. | BufferedReader just reads the stream and does not do any special parsing. |
| It is slower than BufferedReader. | It is faster than Scanner. |
| It was introduced in JDK1.5 | It was introduced in JDK1.1 |
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