public char[] readChar(int offset, int length)
public char readChar(int offset)
    public char[] readChar(int offset, int length) //read as a char[] instead    // of int[]    {        char[] returnValue = new char[length];        int[] in = read(offset, length);        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)        {            returnValue[i] = (char) in[i];        }        return returnValue;    }