Interface ByteHolder
- All Known Implementing Classes:
MemByteHolder
public interface ByteHolder
Holder for a growing sequence of bytes. The ByteHolder supports a
writing phase in which a caller appends bytes to the ByteHolder.
Later the caller may read the bytes out of the ByteHolder in
the order they were written.
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionint
Return the number of bytes that can be read from this ByteHolder without blocking on an IO.void
clear()
Clear the bytes from the ByteHolder and place it in writing mode.Return a byte holder matching existing type and size of current ByteHolder, but don't bother to fill the bytes.int
Return the number of bytes that have been saved to this byte holder.int
read()
Read a byte from this ByteHolder.int
read
(byte[] b, int off, int len) Read up to 'len' bytes from this ByteHolder and store them in an array at offset 'off'.int
read
(OutputStream out, int len) Read from the ByteHolder.int
shift the remaining unread bytes to the beginning of the byte holderlong
skip
(long count) Skip over the specified number of bytes in a ByteHolder.void
Place a ByteHolder in reading mode.void
write
(byte[] data, int offset, int len) Write len bytes of data starting at 'offset' to this ByteHolder.void
write
(int b) Write a byte to this ByteHolder.long
write
(InputStream in, long count) Write up to count bytes from an input stream to this ByteHolder.boolean
Return true if this is in writing mode.
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Method Details
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write
Write a byte to this ByteHolder.The ByteHolder must be in writing mode to call this.
- Throws:
IOException
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write
Write len bytes of data starting at 'offset' to this ByteHolder.The ByteHolder must be in writing mode to call this.
- Throws:
IOException
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write
Write up to count bytes from an input stream to this ByteHolder. This may write fewer bytes if it encounters an end of file on the input stream.- Returns:
- the number of bytes written.
- Throws:
IOException
- thrown when reading in causes an error.
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clear
Clear the bytes from the ByteHolder and place it in writing mode. This may not free the memory the ByteHolder uses to store data.- Throws:
IOException
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startReading
Place a ByteHolder in reading mode. After this call, reads scan bytes sequentially in the order they were written to the ByteHolder starting from the first byte. When the ByteHolder is already in readmode this simply arranges for reads to start at the beginning of the sequence of saved bytes.- Throws:
IOException
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read
Read a byte from this ByteHolder.The ByteHolder must be in reading mode to call this.
- Returns:
- The byte or -1 if there are no bytes available.
- Throws:
IOException
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read
Read up to 'len' bytes from this ByteHolder and store them in an array at offset 'off'.The ByteHolder must be in reading mode to call this.
- Returns:
- the number of bytes read or -1 if the this ByteHolder has no more bytes.
- Throws:
IOException
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read
Read from the ByteHolder.Read up to 'len' bytes from this ByteHolder and write them to the OutputStream
The ByteHolder must be in reading mode to call this.
- Returns:
- the number of bytes read or -1 if the this ByteHolder has no more bytes.
- Throws:
IOException
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shiftToFront
shift the remaining unread bytes to the beginning of the byte holder- Throws:
IOException
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available
Return the number of bytes that can be read from this ByteHolder without blocking on an IO.- Throws:
IOException
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numBytesSaved
Return the number of bytes that have been saved to this byte holder. This result is different from available() as it is unaffected by the current read position on the ByteHolder.- Throws:
IOException
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skip
Skip over the specified number of bytes in a ByteHolder.- Throws:
IOException
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writingMode
boolean writingMode()Return true if this is in writing mode. -
cloneEmpty
ByteHolder cloneEmpty()Return a byte holder matching existing type and size of current ByteHolder, but don't bother to fill the bytes. Normal usage is expected to reset the holding stream to the beginning, so the copy of current state would be wasted.- Returns:
- An empty
ByteHolder
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