Use this class for reading character files in the integrated file system.
IFSFileReader is meant for reading streams of characters. IFSFileReader replaces IFSTextFileOutputStream.
import java.io.BufferedReader;
// Work with /File1 on the system eniac.
AS400 system = new AS400("eniac");
IFSFile file = new IFSFile(system, "/File1");
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new IFSFileReader(file));
// Read the first line of the file, converting characters.
String line1 = reader.readLine();
// Display the String that was read.
System.out.println(line1);
// Close the reader.
reader.close();