Class SeekableStream

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Closeable, java.io.DataInput, java.lang.AutoCloseable
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    FileCacheSeekableStream, ForwardSeekableStream, ImageInputStreamSeekableStreamAdapter, MemoryCacheSeekableStream, SeekableStreamAdapter

    public abstract class SeekableStream
    extends java.io.InputStream
    implements java.io.DataInput
    An abstract subclass of java.io.InputStream that allows seeking within the input, similar to the RandomAccessFile class. Additionally, the DataInput interface is supported and extended to include support for little-endian representations of fundamental data types.

    In addition to the familiar methods from InputStream, the methods getFilePointer(), seek(), are defined as in the RandomAccessFile class. The canSeekBackwards() method will return true if it is permissible to seek to a position earlier in the stream than the current value of getFilePointer(). Some subclasses of SeekableStream guarantee the ability to seek backwards while others may not offer this feature in the interest of providing greater efficiency for those users who do not require it.

    The DataInput interface is supported as well. This included the skipBytes() and readFully() methods and a variety of read methods for various data types.

    Three classes are provided for the purpose of adapting a standard InputStream to the SeekableStream interface. ForwardSeekableStream does not allows seeking backwards, but is inexpensive to use. FileCacheSeekableStream maintains a copy of all of the data read from the input in a temporary file; this file will be discarded automatically when the FileSeekableStream is finalized, or when the JVM exits normally. FileCacheSeekableStream is intended to be reasonably efficient apart from the unavoidable use of disk space. In circumstances where the creation of a temporary file is not possible, MemoryCacheSeekableStream may be used. MemoryCacheSeekableStream creates a potentially large in-memory buffer to store the stream data and so should be avoided when possible.

    The FileSeekableStream class wraps a File or RandomAccessFile. It forwards requests to the real underlying file. It performs a limited amount of caching in order to avoid excessive I/O costs.

    The SegmentedSeekableStream class performs a different sort of function. It creates a SeekableStream from another SeekableStream by selecting a series of portions or "segments". Each segment starts at a specified location within the source SeekableStream and extends for a specified number of bytes. The StreamSegmentMapper interface and StreamSegment class may be used to compute the segment positions dynamically.

    A convenience methods, wrapInputStream is provided to construct a suitable SeekableStream instance whose data is supplied by a given InputStream. The caller, by means of the canSeekBackwards parameter, determines whether support for seeking backwards is required.

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      SeekableStream()  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      boolean canSeekBackwards()
      Returns true if this object supports calls to seek(pos) with an offset pos smaller than the current offset, as returned by getFilePointer.
      protected void finalize()
      Releases any system resources associated with this stream by calling the close() method.
      abstract long getFilePointer()
      Returns the current offset in this stream.
      void mark​(int readLimit)
      Marks the current file position for later return using the reset() method.
      boolean markSupported()
      Returns true if marking is supported.
      abstract int read()
      Reads the next byte of data from the input stream.
      abstract int read​(byte[] b, int off, int len)
      Reads up to len bytes of data from the input stream into an array of bytes.
      boolean readBoolean()
      Reads a boolean from this stream.
      byte readByte()
      Reads a signed eight-bit value from this stream.
      char readChar()
      Reads a Unicode character from this stream.
      char readCharLE()
      Reads a Unicode character from this stream in little-endian order.
      double readDouble()
      Reads a double from this stream.
      double readDoubleLE()
      Reads a double from this stream in little-endian order.
      float readFloat()
      Reads a float from this stream.
      float readFloatLE()
      Reads a float from this stream in little-endian order.
      void readFully​(byte[] b)
      Reads b.length bytes from this stream into the byte array, starting at the current stream pointer.
      void readFully​(byte[] b, int off, int len)
      Reads exactly len bytes from this stream into the byte array, starting at the current stream pointer.
      int readInt()
      Reads a signed 32-bit integer from this stream.
      int readIntLE()
      Reads a signed 32-bit integer from this stream in little-endian order.
      java.lang.String readLine()
      Reads the next line of text from this stream.
      long readLong()
      Reads a signed 64-bit integer from this stream.
      long readLongLE()
      Reads a signed 64-bit integer from this stream in little-endian order.
      short readShort()
      Reads a signed 16-bit number from this stream.
      short readShortLE()
      Reads a signed 16-bit number from this stream in little-endian order.
      int readUnsignedByte()
      Reads an unsigned eight-bit number from this stream.
      long readUnsignedInt()
      Reads an unsigned 32-bit integer from this stream.
      long readUnsignedIntLE()
      Reads an unsigned 32-bit integer from this stream in little-endian order.
      int readUnsignedShort()
      Reads an unsigned 16-bit number from this stream.
      int readUnsignedShortLE()
      Reads an unsigned 16-bit number from this stream in little-endian order.
      java.lang.String readUTF()
      Reads in a string from this stream.
      void reset()
      Returns the file position to its position at the time of the immediately previous call to the mark() method.
      abstract void seek​(long pos)
      Sets the offset, measured from the beginning of this stream, at which the next read occurs.
      int skipBytes​(int n)
      Attempts to skip over n bytes of input discarding the skipped bytes.
      static SeekableStream wrapInputStream​(java.io.InputStream is, boolean canSeekBackwards)
      Returns a SeekableStream that will read from a given InputStream, optionally including support for seeking backwards.
      • Methods inherited from class java.io.InputStream

        available, close, nullInputStream, read, readAllBytes, readNBytes, readNBytes, skip, transferTo
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • ruileBuf

        private byte[] ruileBuf
    • Constructor Detail

      • SeekableStream

        public SeekableStream()
    • Method Detail

      • wrapInputStream

        public static SeekableStream wrapInputStream​(java.io.InputStream is,
                                                     boolean canSeekBackwards)
        Returns a SeekableStream that will read from a given InputStream, optionally including support for seeking backwards. This is a convenience method that avoids the need to instantiate specific subclasses of SeekableStream depending on the current security model.
        Parameters:
        is - An InputStream.
        canSeekBackwards - true if the ability to seek backwards in the output is required.
        Returns:
        An instance of SeekableStream.
      • read

        public abstract int read()
                          throws java.io.IOException
        Reads the next byte of data from the input stream. The value byte is returned as an int in the range 0 to 255. If no byte is available because the end of the stream has been reached, the value -1 is returned. This method blocks until input data is available, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        A subclass must provide an implementation of this method.

        Specified by:
        read in class java.io.InputStream
        Returns:
        the next byte of data, or -1 if the end of the stream is reached.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • read

        public abstract int read​(byte[] b,
                                 int off,
                                 int len)
                          throws java.io.IOException
        Reads up to len bytes of data from the input stream into an array of bytes. An attempt is made to read as many as len bytes, but a smaller number may be read, possibly zero. The number of bytes actually read is returned as an integer.

        This method blocks until input data is available, end of stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        If b is null, a NullPointerException is thrown.

        If off is negative, or len is negative, or off+len is greater than the length of the array b, then an IndexOutOfBoundsException is thrown.

        If len is zero, then no bytes are read and 0 is returned; otherwise, there is an attempt to read at least one byte. If no byte is available because the stream is at end of stream, the value -1 is returned; otherwise, at least one byte is read and stored into b.

        The first byte read is stored into element b[off], the next one into b[off+1], and so on. The number of bytes read is, at most, equal to len. Let k be the number of bytes actually read; these bytes will be stored in elements b[off] through b[off+k-1], leaving elements b[off+k] through b[off+len-1] unaffected.

        In every case, elements b[0] through b[off] and elements b[off+len] through b[b.length-1] are unaffected.

        If the first byte cannot be read for any reason other than end of stream, then an IOException is thrown. In particular, an IOException is thrown if the input stream has been closed.

        A subclass must provide an implementation of this method.

        Overrides:
        read in class java.io.InputStream
        Parameters:
        b - the buffer into which the data is read.
        off - the start offset in array b at which the data is written.
        len - the maximum number of bytes to read.
        Returns:
        the total number of bytes read into the buffer, or -1 if there is no more data because the end of the stream has been reached.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • mark

        public void mark​(int readLimit)
        Marks the current file position for later return using the reset() method.
        Overrides:
        mark in class java.io.InputStream
      • reset

        public void reset()
                   throws java.io.IOException
        Returns the file position to its position at the time of the immediately previous call to the mark() method.
        Overrides:
        reset in class java.io.InputStream
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • markSupported

        public boolean markSupported()
        Returns true if marking is supported. Marking is automatically supported for SeekableStream subclasses that support seeking backeards. Subclasses that do not support seeking backwards but do support marking must override this method.
        Overrides:
        markSupported in class java.io.InputStream
      • canSeekBackwards

        public boolean canSeekBackwards()
        Returns true if this object supports calls to seek(pos) with an offset pos smaller than the current offset, as returned by getFilePointer.
      • getFilePointer

        public abstract long getFilePointer()
                                     throws java.io.IOException
        Returns the current offset in this stream.
        Returns:
        the offset from the beginning of the stream, in bytes, at which the next read occurs.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • seek

        public abstract void seek​(long pos)
                           throws java.io.IOException
        Sets the offset, measured from the beginning of this stream, at which the next read occurs.

        If canSeekBackwards() returns false, then setting pos to an offset smaller than the current value of getFilePointer() will have no effect.

        Parameters:
        pos - the offset position, measured in bytes from the beginning of the stream, at which to set the stream pointer.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if pos is less than 0 or if an I/O error occurs.
      • readFully

        public final void readFully​(byte[] b)
                             throws java.io.IOException
        Reads b.length bytes from this stream into the byte array, starting at the current stream pointer. This method reads repeatedly from the stream until the requested number of bytes are read. This method blocks until the requested number of bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.
        Specified by:
        readFully in interface java.io.DataInput
        Parameters:
        b - the buffer into which the data is read.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading all the bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readFully

        public final void readFully​(byte[] b,
                                    int off,
                                    int len)
                             throws java.io.IOException
        Reads exactly len bytes from this stream into the byte array, starting at the current stream pointer. This method reads repeatedly from the stream until the requested number of bytes are read. This method blocks until the requested number of bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.
        Specified by:
        readFully in interface java.io.DataInput
        Parameters:
        b - the buffer into which the data is read.
        off - the start offset of the data.
        len - the number of bytes to read.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading all the bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • skipBytes

        public int skipBytes​(int n)
                      throws java.io.IOException
        Attempts to skip over n bytes of input discarding the skipped bytes.

        This method may skip over some smaller number of bytes, possibly zero. This may result from any of a number of conditions; reaching end of stream before n bytes have been skipped is only one possibility. This method never throws an EOFException. The actual number of bytes skipped is returned. If n is negative, no bytes are skipped.

        Specified by:
        skipBytes in interface java.io.DataInput
        Parameters:
        n - the number of bytes to be skipped.
        Returns:
        the actual number of bytes skipped.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readBoolean

        public final boolean readBoolean()
                                  throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a boolean from this stream. This method reads a single byte from the stream, starting at the current stream pointer. A value of 0 represents false. Any other value represents true. This method blocks until the byte is read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.
        Specified by:
        readBoolean in interface java.io.DataInput
        Returns:
        the boolean value read.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream has reached the end.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readByte

        public final byte readByte()
                            throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a signed eight-bit value from this stream. This method reads a byte from the stream, starting from the current stream pointer. If the byte read is b, where 0 <= b <= 255, then the result is:
             (byte)(b)
         

        This method blocks until the byte is read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Specified by:
        readByte in interface java.io.DataInput
        Returns:
        the next byte of this stream as a signed eight-bit byte.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream has reached the end.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readUnsignedByte

        public final int readUnsignedByte()
                                   throws java.io.IOException
        Reads an unsigned eight-bit number from this stream. This method reads a byte from this stream, starting at the current stream pointer, and returns that byte.

        This method blocks until the byte is read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Specified by:
        readUnsignedByte in interface java.io.DataInput
        Returns:
        the next byte of this stream, interpreted as an unsigned eight-bit number.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream has reached the end.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readShort

        public final short readShort()
                              throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a signed 16-bit number from this stream. The method reads two bytes from this stream, starting at the current stream pointer. If the two bytes read, in order, are b1 and b2, where each of the two values is between 0 and 255, inclusive, then the result is equal to:
             (short)((b1 << 8) | b2)
         

        This method blocks until the two bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Specified by:
        readShort in interface java.io.DataInput
        Returns:
        the next two bytes of this stream, interpreted as a signed 16-bit number.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading two bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readShortLE

        public final short readShortLE()
                                throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a signed 16-bit number from this stream in little-endian order. The method reads two bytes from this stream, starting at the current stream pointer. If the two bytes read, in order, are b1 and b2, where each of the two values is between 0 and 255, inclusive, then the result is equal to:
             (short)((b2 << 8) | b1)
         

        This method blocks until the two bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Returns:
        the next two bytes of this stream, interpreted as a signed 16-bit number.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading two bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readUnsignedShort

        public final int readUnsignedShort()
                                    throws java.io.IOException
        Reads an unsigned 16-bit number from this stream. This method reads two bytes from the stream, starting at the current stream pointer. If the bytes read, in order, are b1 and b2, where 0 <= b1, b2 <= 255, then the result is equal to:
             (b1 << 8) | b2
         

        This method blocks until the two bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Specified by:
        readUnsignedShort in interface java.io.DataInput
        Returns:
        the next two bytes of this stream, interpreted as an unsigned 16-bit integer.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading two bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readUnsignedShortLE

        public final int readUnsignedShortLE()
                                      throws java.io.IOException
        Reads an unsigned 16-bit number from this stream in little-endian order. This method reads two bytes from the stream, starting at the current stream pointer. If the bytes read, in order, are b1 and b2, where 0 <= b1, b2 <= 255, then the result is equal to:
             (b2 << 8) | b1
         

        This method blocks until the two bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Returns:
        the next two bytes of this stream, interpreted as an unsigned 16-bit integer.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading two bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readChar

        public final char readChar()
                            throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a Unicode character from this stream. This method reads two bytes from the stream, starting at the current stream pointer. If the bytes read, in order, are b1 and b2, where 0 <= b1, b2 <= 255, then the result is equal to:
             (char)((b1 << 8) | b2)
         

        This method blocks until the two bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Specified by:
        readChar in interface java.io.DataInput
        Returns:
        the next two bytes of this stream as a Unicode character.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading two bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readCharLE

        public final char readCharLE()
                              throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a Unicode character from this stream in little-endian order. This method reads two bytes from the stream, starting at the current stream pointer. If the bytes read, in order, are b1 and b2, where 0 <= b1, b2 <= 255, then the result is equal to:
             (char)((b2 << 8) | b1)
         

        This method blocks until the two bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Returns:
        the next two bytes of this stream as a Unicode character.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading two bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readInt

        public final int readInt()
                          throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a signed 32-bit integer from this stream. This method reads 4 bytes from the stream, starting at the current stream pointer. If the bytes read, in order, are b1, b2, b3, and b4, where 0 <= b1, b2, b3, b4 <= 255, then the result is equal to:
             (b1 << 24) | (b2 << 16) + (b3 << 8) + b4
         

        This method blocks until the four bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Specified by:
        readInt in interface java.io.DataInput
        Returns:
        the next four bytes of this stream, interpreted as an int.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading four bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readIntLE

        public final int readIntLE()
                            throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a signed 32-bit integer from this stream in little-endian order. This method reads 4 bytes from the stream, starting at the current stream pointer. If the bytes read, in order, are b1, b2, b3, and b4, where 0 <= b1, b2, b3, b4 <= 255, then the result is equal to:
             (b4 << 24) | (b3 << 16) + (b2 << 8) + b1
         

        This method blocks until the four bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Returns:
        the next four bytes of this stream, interpreted as an int.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading four bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readUnsignedInt

        public final long readUnsignedInt()
                                   throws java.io.IOException
        Reads an unsigned 32-bit integer from this stream. This method reads 4 bytes from the stream, starting at the current stream pointer. If the bytes read, in order, are b1, b2, b3, and b4, where 0 <= b1, b2, b3, b4 <= 255, then the result is equal to:
             (b1 << 24) | (b2 << 16) + (b3 << 8) + b4
         

        This method blocks until the four bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Returns:
        the next four bytes of this stream, interpreted as a long.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading four bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readUnsignedIntLE

        public final long readUnsignedIntLE()
                                     throws java.io.IOException
        Reads an unsigned 32-bit integer from this stream in little-endian order. This method reads 4 bytes from the stream, starting at the current stream pointer. If the bytes read, in order, are b1, b2, b3, and b4, where 0 <= b1, b2, b3, b4 <= 255, then the result is equal to:
             (b4 << 24) | (b3 << 16) + (b2 << 8) + b1
         

        This method blocks until the four bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Returns:
        the next four bytes of this stream, interpreted as a long.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading four bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readLong

        public final long readLong()
                            throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a signed 64-bit integer from this stream. This method reads eight bytes from the stream, starting at the current stream pointer. If the bytes read, in order, are b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, b7, and b8, where:
             0 <= b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, b7, b8 <=255,
         

        then the result is equal to:

             ((long)b1 << 56) + ((long)b2 << 48)
             + ((long)b3 << 40) + ((long)b4 << 32)
             + ((long)b5 << 24) + ((long)b6 << 16)
             + ((long)b7 << 8) + b8
         

        This method blocks until the eight bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Specified by:
        readLong in interface java.io.DataInput
        Returns:
        the next eight bytes of this stream, interpreted as a long.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading eight bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readLongLE

        public final long readLongLE()
                              throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a signed 64-bit integer from this stream in little-endian order. This method reads eight bytes from the stream, starting at the current stream pointer. If the bytes read, in order, are b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, b7, and b8, where:
             0 <= b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, b7, b8 <=255,
         

        then the result is equal to:

             ((long)b1 << 56) + ((long)b2 << 48)
             + ((long)b3 << 40) + ((long)b4 << 32)
             + ((long)b5 << 24) + ((long)b6 << 16)
             + ((long)b7 << 8) + b8
         

        This method blocks until the eight bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Returns:
        the next eight bytes of this stream, interpreted as a long.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading eight bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readFloat

        public final float readFloat()
                              throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a float from this stream. This method reads an int value, starting at the current stream pointer, as if by the readInt method and then converts that int to a float using the intBitsToFloat method in class Float.

        This method blocks until the four bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Specified by:
        readFloat in interface java.io.DataInput
        Returns:
        the next four bytes of this stream, interpreted as a float.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading four bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readFloatLE

        public final float readFloatLE()
                                throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a float from this stream in little-endian order. This method reads an int value, starting at the current stream pointer, as if by the readInt method and then converts that int to a float using the intBitsToFloat method in class Float.

        This method blocks until the four bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Returns:
        the next four bytes of this stream, interpreted as a float.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading four bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readDouble

        public final double readDouble()
                                throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a double from this stream. This method reads a long value, starting at the current stream pointer, as if by the readLong method and then converts that long to a double using the longBitsToDouble method in class Double.

        This method blocks until the eight bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Specified by:
        readDouble in interface java.io.DataInput
        Returns:
        the next eight bytes of this stream, interpreted as a double.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading eight bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readDoubleLE

        public final double readDoubleLE()
                                  throws java.io.IOException
        Reads a double from this stream in little-endian order. This method reads a long value, starting at the current stream pointer, as if by the readLong method and then converts that long to a double using the longBitsToDouble method in class Double.

        This method blocks until the eight bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Returns:
        the next eight bytes of this stream, interpreted as a double.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading eight bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readLine

        public final java.lang.String readLine()
                                        throws java.io.IOException
        Reads the next line of text from this stream. This method successively reads bytes from the stream, starting at the current stream pointer, until it reaches a line terminator or the end of the stream. Each byte is converted into a character by taking the byte's value for the lower eight bits of the character and setting the high eight bits of the character to zero. This method does not, therefore, support the full Unicode character set.

        A line of text is terminated by a carriage-return character ('\r'), a newline character ('\n'), a carriage-return character immediately followed by a newline character, or the end of the stream. Line-terminating characters are discarded and are not included as part of the string returned.

        This method blocks until a newline character is read, a carriage return and the byte following it are read (to see if it is a newline), the end of the stream is reached, or an exception is thrown.

        Specified by:
        readLine in interface java.io.DataInput
        Returns:
        the next line of text from this stream, or null if end of stream is encountered before even one byte is read.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • readUTF

        public final java.lang.String readUTF()
                                       throws java.io.IOException
        Reads in a string from this stream. The string has been encoded using a modified UTF-8 format.

        The first two bytes are read, starting from the current stream pointer, as if by readUnsignedShort. This value gives the number of following bytes that are in the encoded string, not the length of the resulting string. The following bytes are then interpreted as bytes encoding characters in the UTF-8 format and are converted into characters.

        This method blocks until all the bytes are read, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

        Specified by:
        readUTF in interface java.io.DataInput
        Returns:
        a Unicode string.
        Throws:
        java.io.EOFException - if this stream reaches the end before reading all the bytes.
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
        java.io.UTFDataFormatException - if the bytes do not represent valid UTF-8 encoding of a Unicode string.
      • finalize

        protected void finalize()
                         throws java.lang.Throwable
        Releases any system resources associated with this stream by calling the close() method.
        Overrides:
        finalize in class java.lang.Object
        Throws:
        java.lang.Throwable