bufferedreader - Java Reader, read method for text file -

i have text file called test.txt word hello. trying read using reader.read() method , print contents console. when run getting number 104 printed on console , nothing else (i same number printed if change text more/less characters). ideas why behaving way , how can modify existing code print contents of test.txt string on console? here code:

public static void spellcheck(reader r) throws ioexception{     reader newreader = r;     system.out.println(newreader.read()); } 

and main method using test above:

public static void main (string[] args)throws ioexception{     reader test = new bufferedreader(new filereader("test.txt"));     spellcheck(test); } 

as the javadoc indicates, read() method reads single char, , returns int (in order able return -1 indicate end of stream). print int char, cast it:

int c = reader.read(); if (c != -1) {     system.out.println((char) c); } else {     system.out.println("end of stream"); } 

to read everything, loop until -1, or read line line until null.