Class FileInputStream

java.lang.Object

java.io.InputStream

java.io.FileInputStream

All Implemented Interfaces:: Closeable, AutoCloseable

public class FileInputStream extends InputStream

A FileInputStream obtains input bytes from a file in a file system. What files are available depends on the host environment.

FileInputStream is meant for reading streams of raw bytes such as image data. For reading streams of characters, consider using FileReader.

API Note:

The close() method should be called to release resources used by this stream, either directly, or with the try-with-resources statement.

Implementation Requirements:

Subclasses are responsible for the cleanup of resources acquired by the subclass. Subclasses requiring that resource cleanup take place after a stream becomes unreachable should use Cleaner or some other mechanism.

Since:

1.0

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Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`FileInputStream(File file)`	Creates a `FileInputStream` to read from an existing file represented by the `File` object `file`.
`FileInputStream(FileDescriptor fdObj)`	Creates a `FileInputStream` by using the file descriptor `fdObj`, which represents an existing connection to an actual file in the file system.
`FileInputStream(String name)`	Creates a `FileInputStream` to read from an existing file named by the path name `name`.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`available()`	Returns an estimate of the number of remaining bytes that can be read (or skipped over) from this input stream without blocking by the next invocation of a method for this input stream.
`void`	`close()`	Closes this file input stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream.
`FileChannel`	`getChannel()`	Returns the unique `FileChannel` object associated with this file input stream.
`final FileDescriptor`	`getFD()`	Returns the `FileDescriptor` object that represents the connection to the actual file in the file system being used by this `FileInputStream`.
`int`	`read()`	Reads a byte of data from this input stream.
`int`	`read(byte[] b)`	Reads up to `b.length` bytes of data from this input stream into an array of bytes.
`int`	`read(byte[] b, int off, int len)`	Reads up to `len` bytes of data from this input stream into an array of bytes.
`byte[]`	`readNBytes(int len)`	Reads up to a specified number of bytes from the input stream.
`long`	`skip(long n)`	Skips over and discards `n` bytes of data from the input stream.

Methods declared in class InputStream

mark, markSupported, nullInputStream, readAllBytes, readNBytes, reset, skipNBytes, transferTo

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`mark(int readlimit)`	Marks the current position in this input stream.
`boolean`	`markSupported()`	Tests if this input stream supports the `mark` and `reset` methods.
`static InputStream`	`nullInputStream()`	Returns a new `InputStream` that reads no bytes.
`byte[]`	`readAllBytes()`	Reads all remaining bytes from the input stream.
`int`	`readNBytes(byte[] b, int off, int len)`	Reads the requested number of bytes from the input stream into the given byte array.
`void`	`reset()`	Repositions this stream to the position at the time the `mark` method was last called on this input stream.
`void`	`skipNBytes(long n)`	Skips over and discards exactly `n` bytes of data from this input stream.
`long`	`transferTo(OutputStream out)`	Reads all bytes from this input stream and writes the bytes to the given output stream in the order that they are read.

Methods declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

FileInputStream

public FileInputStream(String name) throws FileNotFoundException

Creates a FileInputStream to read from an existing file named by the path name name. Symbolic links are automatically redirected to the target of the link. A new FileDescriptor object is created to represent this file connection.

If the named file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading then a FileNotFoundException is thrown.

Parameters:: name - the system-dependent file name.
Throws:: FileNotFoundException - if the file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading.

FileInputStream

public FileInputStream(File file) throws FileNotFoundException

Creates a FileInputStream to read from an existing file represented by the File object file. Symbolic links are automatically redirected to the target of the link. A new FileDescriptor object is created to represent this file connection.

If the named file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading then a FileNotFoundException is thrown.

Parameters:

file - the file to be opened for reading.

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - if the file does not exist, is a directory rather than a regular file, or for some other reason cannot be opened for reading.

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FileInputStream

public FileInputStream(FileDescriptor fdObj)

Creates a FileInputStream by using the file descriptor fdObj, which represents an existing connection to an actual file in the file system.

If fdObj is null then a NullPointerException is thrown.

This constructor does not throw an exception if fdObj is invalid. However, if the methods are invoked on the resulting stream to attempt I/O on the stream, an IOException is thrown.

Parameters:: fdObj - the file descriptor to be opened for reading.

Method Details

read

public int read() throws IOException

Reads a byte of data from this input stream. This method blocks if no input is yet available.

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

read

public int read(byte[] b) throws IOException

Reads up to b.length bytes of data from this input stream into an array of bytes. This method blocks until some input is available.

Overrides:

read in class InputStream

Parameters:

b - the buffer into which the data is read.

Returns:

the total number of bytes read into the buffer, or -1 if there is no more data because the end of the file has been reached.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

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read

public int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException

Reads up to len bytes of data from this input stream into an array of bytes. If len is not zero, the method blocks until some input is available; otherwise, no bytes are read and 0 is returned.

Overrides:

read in class 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:

NullPointerException - If b is null.

IndexOutOfBoundsException - If off is negative, len is negative, or len is greater than b.length - off

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

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readNBytes

public byte[] readNBytes(int len) throws IOException

Description copied from class: InputStream

Reads up to a specified number of bytes from the input stream. This method blocks until the requested number of bytes has been read, end of stream is detected, or an exception is thrown. This method does not close the input stream.

The length of the returned array equals the number of bytes read from the stream. If len is zero, then no bytes are read and an empty byte array is returned. Otherwise, up to len bytes are read from the stream. Fewer than len bytes may be read if end of stream is encountered.

When this stream reaches end of stream, further invocations of this method will return an empty byte array.

Note that this method is intended for simple cases where it is convenient to read the specified number of bytes into a byte array. The total amount of memory allocated by this method is proportional to the number of bytes read from the stream which is bounded by len. Therefore, the method may be safely called with very large values of len provided sufficient memory is available.

The behavior for the case where the input stream is asynchronously closed, or the thread interrupted during the read, is highly input stream specific, and therefore not specified.

If an I/O error occurs reading from the input stream, then it may do so after some, but not all, bytes have been read. Consequently the input stream may not be at end of stream and may be in an inconsistent state. It is strongly recommended that the stream be promptly closed if an I/O error occurs.

Overrides:: readNBytes in class InputStream
Parameters:: len - the maximum number of bytes to read
Returns:: a byte array containing the bytes read from this input stream
Throws:: IOException - if an I/O error occurs
Since:: 11

skip

public long skip(long n) throws IOException

Skips over and discards n bytes of data from the input stream.

The skip method may, for a variety of reasons, end up skipping over some smaller number of bytes, possibly 0. If n is negative, the method will try to skip backwards. In case the backing file does not support backward skip at its current position, an IOException is thrown. The actual number of bytes skipped is returned. If it skips forwards, it returns a positive value. If it skips backwards, it returns a negative value.

This method may skip more bytes than what are remaining in the backing file. This produces no exception and the number of bytes skipped may include some number of bytes that were beyond the EOF of the backing file. Attempting to read from the stream after skipping past the end will result in -1 indicating the end of the file.

Overrides:

skip in class InputStream

Parameters:

n - the number of bytes to be skipped.

Returns:

the actual number of bytes skipped.

Throws:

IOException - if n is negative, if the stream does not support seek, or if an I/O error occurs.

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available

public int available() throws IOException

Returns an estimate of the number of remaining bytes that can be read (or skipped over) from this input stream without blocking by the next invocation of a method for this input stream. Returns 0 when the file position is beyond EOF. The next invocation might be the same thread or another thread. A single read or skip of this many bytes will not block, but may read or skip fewer bytes.

In some cases, a non-blocking read (or skip) may appear to be blocked when it is merely slow, for example when reading large files over slow networks.

Overrides:: available in class InputStream
Returns:: an estimate of the number of remaining bytes that can be read (or skipped over) from this input stream without blocking.
Throws:: IOException - if this file input stream has been closed by calling close or an I/O error occurs.

close

public void close() throws IOException

Closes this file input stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream.

If this stream has an associated channel then the channel is closed as well.

Specified by:: close in interface AutoCloseable
Specified by:: close in interface Closeable
Overrides:: close in class InputStream
API Note:: Overriding close() to perform cleanup actions is reliable only when called directly or when called by try-with-resources.
Implementation Requirements:: Subclasses requiring that resource cleanup take place after a stream becomes unreachable should use the Cleaner mechanism.
If this stream has an associated channel then this method will close the channel, which in turn will close this stream. Subclasses that override this method should be prepared to handle possible reentrant invocation.
Throws:: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

getFD

public final FileDescriptor getFD() throws IOException

Returns the FileDescriptor object that represents the connection to the actual file in the file system being used by this FileInputStream.

Returns:

the file descriptor object associated with this stream.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

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getChannel

public FileChannel getChannel()

Returns the unique FileChannel object associated with this file input stream.

The initial position of the returned channel will be equal to the number of bytes read from the file so far. Reading bytes from this stream will increment the channel's position. Changing the channel's position, either explicitly or by reading, will change this stream's file position.

Returns:: the file channel associated with this file input stream
Since:: 1.4

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