This package holds low level Record-Oriented IO routines (reading / writing an Array of Bytes).
While Java has classes for reading/writing Unix Style Files, it does not have classes for some Cobol & Mainframe Style Files. The classes in this package perform Record (or Line) oriented IO against a various file Types. Files include:
If you are not using Cobol / Mainframe files you do not need to worry about the classes in this package.
note:
All Byte (or Record) Input Readers must extend AbstractByteReader.
All Byte (or Record) Output Writers must extend AbstractBytWriter.