Interface ObjectInput
- All Superinterfaces:
-
AutoCloseable
,DataInput
- All Known Implementing Classes:
ObjectInputStream
public interface ObjectInput extends DataInput, AutoCloseable
ObjectInput extends the DataInput interface to include the reading of objects. DataInput includes methods for the input of primitive types, ObjectInput extends that interface to include objects, arrays, and Strings.
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
-
InputStream
,ObjectOutputStream
,ObjectInputStream
Method Summary
Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
---|---|---|
int | available() | Returns the number of bytes that can be read without blocking. |
void | close() | Closes the input stream. |
int | read() | Reads a byte of data. |
int | read(byte[] b) | Reads into an array of bytes. |
int | read(byte[] b,
int off,
int len) | Reads into an array of bytes. |
Object | readObject() | Read and return an object. |
long | skip(long n) | Skips n bytes of input. |
Methods declared in interface java.io.DataInput
readBoolean, readByte, readChar, readDouble, readFloat, readFully, readFully, readInt, readLine, readLong, readShort, readUnsignedByte, readUnsignedShort, readUTF, skipBytes
Method Detail
readObject
Object readObject() throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException
Read and return an object. The class that implements this interface defines where the object is "read" from.
- Returns:
- the object read from the stream
- Throws:
-
ClassNotFoundException
- If the class of a serialized object cannot be found. -
IOException
- If any of the usual Input/Output related exceptions occur.
read
int read() throws IOException
Reads a byte of data. This method will block if no input is available.
- Returns:
- the byte read, or -1 if the end of the stream is reached.
- Throws:
-
IOException
- If an I/O error has occurred.
read
int read(byte[] b) throws IOException
Reads into an array of bytes. This method will block until some input is available.
- Parameters:
-
b
- the buffer into which the data is read - Returns:
- the actual number of bytes read, -1 is returned when the end of the stream is reached.
- Throws:
-
IOException
- If an I/O error has occurred.
read
int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException
Reads into an array of bytes. This method will block until some input is available.
- Parameters:
-
b
- the buffer into which the data is read -
off
- the start offset of the data -
len
- the maximum number of bytes read - Returns:
- the actual number of bytes read, -1 is returned when the end of the stream is reached.
- Throws:
-
IOException
- If an I/O error has occurred.
skip
long skip(long n) throws IOException
Skips n bytes of input.
- Parameters:
-
n
- the number of bytes to be skipped - Returns:
- the actual number of bytes skipped.
- Throws:
-
IOException
- If an I/O error has occurred.
available
int available() throws IOException
Returns the number of bytes that can be read without blocking.
- Returns:
- the number of available bytes.
- Throws:
-
IOException
- If an I/O error has occurred.
close
void close() throws IOException
Closes the input stream. Must be called to release any resources associated with the stream.
- Specified by:
-
close
in interfaceAutoCloseable
- Throws:
-
IOException
- If an I/O error has occurred.