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package java.io;
/**
* Defines an interface for classes that are able to read typed data from some
* source. Typically, this data has been written by a class which implements
* {@link DataOutput}. Types that can be read include byte, 16-bit short, 32-bit
* int, 32-bit float, 64-bit long, 64-bit double, byte strings, and MUTF-8
* strings.
*
* <h3>MUTF-8 (Modified UTF-8) Encoding</h3>
* <p>
* When encoding strings as UTF, implementations of {@code DataInput} and
* {@code DataOutput} use a slightly modified form of UTF-8, hereafter referred
* to as MUTF-8. This form is identical to standard UTF-8, except:
* <ul>
* <li>Only the one-, two-, and three-byte encodings are used.</li>
* <li>Code points in the range <code>U+10000</code> …
* <code>U+10ffff</code> are encoded as a surrogate pair, each of which is
* represented as a three-byte encoded value.</li>
* <li>The code point <code>U+0000</code> is encoded in two-byte form.</li>
* </ul>
* <p>
* Please refer to <a href="http://unicode.org">The Unicode Standard</a> for
* further information about character encoding. MUTF-8 is actually closer to
* the (relatively less well-known) encoding <a
* href="http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr26/">CESU-8</a> than to UTF-8 per se.
*
* @see DataInputStream
* @see RandomAccessFile
*/
public interface DataInput {
/**
* Reads a boolean.
*
* @return the next boolean value.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
* @see DataOutput#writeBoolean(boolean)
*/
public abstract boolean readBoolean() throws IOException;
/**
* Reads an 8-bit byte value.
*
* @return the next byte value.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
* @see DataOutput#writeByte(int)
*/
public abstract byte readByte() throws IOException;
/**
* Reads a 16-bit character value.
*
* @return the next char value.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
* @see DataOutput#writeChar(int)
*/
public abstract char readChar() throws IOException;
/**
* Reads a 64-bit double value.
*
* @return the next double value.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
* @see DataOutput#writeDouble(double)
*/
public abstract double readDouble() throws IOException;
/**
* Reads a 32-bit float value.
*
* @return the next float value.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
* @see DataOutput#writeFloat(float)
*/
public abstract float readFloat() throws IOException;
/**
* Reads bytes into the byte array {@code buffer}. This method will block
* until {@code buffer.length} number of bytes have been read.
*
* @param buffer
* the buffer to read bytes into.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
* @see DataOutput#write(byte[])
* @see DataOutput#write(byte[], int, int)
*/
public abstract void readFully(byte[] buffer) throws IOException;
/**
* Reads bytes and stores them in the byte array {@code buffer} starting at
* offset {@code offset}. This method blocks until {@code count} number of
* bytes have been read.
*
* @param buffer
* the byte array in which to store the bytes read.
* @param offset
* the initial position in {@code buffer} to store the bytes
* read.
* @param count
* the maximum number of bytes to store in {@code buffer}.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
* @see DataOutput#write(byte[])
* @see DataOutput#write(byte[], int, int)
*/
public abstract void readFully(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
throws IOException;
/**
* Reads a 32-bit integer value.
*
* @return the next int value.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
* @see DataOutput#writeInt(int)
*/
public abstract int readInt() throws IOException;
/**
* Returns a string containing the next line of text available from this
* stream. A line is made of zero or more characters followed by {@code
* '\n'}, {@code '\r'}, {@code "\r\n"} or the end of the stream. The string
* does not include the newline sequence.
*
* @return the contents of the line or null if no characters have been read
* before the end of the stream.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
*/
public abstract String readLine() throws IOException;
/**
* Reads a 64-bit long value.
*
* @return the next long value.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
* @see DataOutput#writeLong(long)
*/
public abstract long readLong() throws IOException;
/**
* Reads a 16-bit short value.
*
* @return the next short value.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
* @see DataOutput#writeShort(int)
*/
public abstract short readShort() throws IOException;
/**
* Reads an unsigned 8-bit byte value and returns it as an int.
*
* @return the next unsigned byte value.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
* @see DataOutput#writeByte(int)
*/
public abstract int readUnsignedByte() throws IOException;
/**
* Reads a 16-bit unsigned short value and returns it as an int.
*
* @return the next unsigned short value.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
* @see DataOutput#writeShort(int)
*/
public abstract int readUnsignedShort() throws IOException;
/**
* Reads a string encoded with {@link DataInput modified UTF-8}.
*
* @return the next string encoded with {@link DataInput modified UTF-8}.
* @throws EOFException if the end of the input is reached before the read
* request can be satisfied.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while reading.
* @see DataOutput#writeUTF(java.lang.String)
*/
public abstract String readUTF() throws IOException;
/**
* Skips {@code count} number of bytes. This method will not throw an
* {@link EOFException} if the end of the input is reached before
* {@code count} bytes where skipped.
*
* @param count
* the number of bytes to skip.
* @return the number of bytes actually skipped.
* @throws IOException
* if a problem occurs during skipping.
*/
public abstract int skipBytes(int count) throws IOException;
}