/*
* Copyright (C) 2002-2011 XimpleWare, info@ximpleware.com
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*/
package com.ximpleware;
/**
* Abstract Reader Class decodes underlying raw bytes.
* Creation date: (3/5/04 7:18:57 PM)
*/
interface IReader {
/**
* Get next available Char from the buffer.
* Creation date: (3/5/04 7:39:44 PM)
*
* @return boolean
* @exception com.ximpleware.ParseException
* Parse exception.
* @exception com.ximpleware.EncodingException
* Raw char to UCS conversion exception.
* @exception com.ximpleware.EOFException
* The end of file exception.
*/
int getChar() throws EOFException, ParseException, EncodingException;
/**
* Skip the next char if it is a match.
* Creation date: (3/5/04 7:39:44 PM)
*
* @return boolean
* @exception com.ximpleware.ParseException
* Parse exception.
* @exception com.ximpleware.EncodingException
* Raw char to UCS conversion exception.
* @exception com.ximpleware.EOFException
* The end of file exception.
*/
boolean skipChar(int ch) throws ParseException, EncodingException, EOFException;
char decode(int ch);
long _getChar(int byte_offset);
}