How should I read from a buffered reader?

Question

I have the following example of reading from a buffered reader:

while ((inputLine = input.readLine()) != null) {
   System.out.println(\"I got a message from         


        

Answer 1

The reader's readLine() will return a string value when it has something read, an empty string when there isn't anything yet, and null when the connection is closed.

I would recommend wrapping a try/catch around your block of code with the IO function and handle errors appropriately.