String readLine(boolean ignoreLF) throws IOException {
        StringBuffer s = null;
        int startChar;

        synchronized (lock) {
            ensureOpen();
            boolean omitLF = ignoreLF || skipLF;

        bufferLoop:
            for (;;) {

                if (nextChar >= nChars)
                    fill();
                if (nextChar >= nChars) { /* EOF */
                    if (s != null && s.length() > 0)
                        return s.toString();
                    else
                        return null;
                }
                boolean eol = false;
                char c = 0;
                int i;

                /* Skip a leftover '\n', if necessary */
                if (omitLF && (cb[nextChar] == '\n'))
                    nextChar++;
                skipLF = false;
                omitLF = false;

            charLoop:
                for (i = nextChar; i < nChars; i++) {
                    c = cb[i];
                    if ((c == '\n') || (c == '\r')) {
                        eol = true;
                        break charLoop;
                    }
                }

                startChar = nextChar;
                nextChar = i;

                if (eol) {
                    String str;
                    if (s == null) {
                        str = new String(cb, startChar, i - startChar);
                    } else {
                        s.append(cb, startChar, i - startChar);
                        str = s.toString();
                    }
                    nextChar++;
                    if (c == '\r') {
                        skipLF = true;
                    }
                    return str;
                }

                if (s == null)
                    s = new StringBuffer(defaultExpectedLineLength);
                s.append(cb, startChar, i - startChar);
            }
        }
    }