private boolean isClosed(){
  if (!verifyReader) {
    return false;
  }
  try {
    return !br.ready();
  }
 catch (  IOException e) {
    return true;
  }
}

private boolean isClosed ( ) { if ( ! verifyReader ) { return false ; } try { return ! br . ready ( ) ; } catch ( IOException e ) { return true ; } }
checks to see if the file is closed .
