Class SequenceInputStream

java.lang.Object

java.io.InputStream

java.io.SequenceInputStream

All Implemented Interfaces:: Closeable, AutoCloseable

public class SequenceInputStream extends InputStream

A SequenceInputStream represents the logical concatenation of other input streams. It starts out with an ordered collection of input streams and reads from the first one until end of file is reached, whereupon it reads from the second one, and so on, until end of file is reached on the last of the contained input streams.

Since:: 1.0

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`SequenceInputStream(InputStream s1, InputStream s2)`	Initializes a newly created `SequenceInputStream` by remembering the two arguments, which will be read in order, first `s1` and then `s2`, to provide the bytes to be read from this `SequenceInputStream`.
`SequenceInputStream(Enumeration<? extends InputStream> e)`	Initializes a newly created `SequenceInputStream` by remembering the argument, which must be an `Enumeration` that produces objects whose run-time type is `InputStream`.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`available()`	Returns an estimate of the number of bytes that can be read (or skipped over) from the current underlying input stream without blocking by the next invocation of a method for the current underlying input stream.
`void`	`close()`	Closes this input stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream.
`int`	`read()`	Reads the next byte of data from the input stream.
`int`	`read(byte[] b, int off, int len)`	Reads up to `len` bytes of data from this input stream into an array of bytes.

Methods declared in class InputStream

mark, markSupported, nullInputStream, read, readAllBytes, readNBytes, readNBytes, reset, skip, 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.
`int`	`read(byte[] b)`	Reads some number of bytes from the input stream and stores them into the buffer array `b`.
`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.
`byte[]`	`readNBytes(int len)`	Reads up to a specified number of bytes from the input stream.
`void`	`reset()`	Repositions this stream to the position at the time the `mark` method was last called on this input stream.
`long`	`skip(long n)`	Skips over and discards `n` bytes of data from 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

SequenceInputStream

public SequenceInputStream(Enumeration<? extends InputStream> e)

Initializes a newly created SequenceInputStream by remembering the argument, which must be an Enumeration that produces objects whose run-time type is InputStream. The input streams that are produced by the enumeration will be read, in order, to provide the bytes to be read from this SequenceInputStream. After each input stream from the enumeration is exhausted, it is closed by calling its close method.

Parameters:

e - an enumeration of input streams.

See Also:

SequenceInputStream

public SequenceInputStream(InputStream s1, InputStream s2)

Initializes a newly created SequenceInputStream by remembering the two arguments, which will be read in order, first s1 and then s2, to provide the bytes to be read from this SequenceInputStream.

Parameters:: s1 - the first input stream to read.; s2 - the second input stream to read.

Method Details

available

public int available() throws IOException

Returns an estimate of the number of bytes that can be read (or skipped over) from the current underlying input stream without blocking by the next invocation of a method for the current underlying input stream. 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.

This method simply calls available of the current underlying input stream and returns the result.

Overrides:: available in class InputStream
Returns:: an estimate of the number of bytes that can be read (or skipped over) from the current underlying input stream without blocking or 0 if this input stream has been closed by invoking its close() method
Throws:: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
Since:: 1.1

read

public int read() throws 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.

This method tries to read one byte from the current substream. If it reaches the end of the stream, it calls the close method of the current substream and begins reading from the next substream.

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

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 the end of the last contained stream has been reached then -1 is returned. Otherwise, if len is not zero, the method blocks until at least 1 byte of input is available; if len is zero, no bytes are read and 0 is returned.

The read method of SequenceInputStream tries to read the data from the current substream. If it fails to read any bytes because the substream has reached the end of the stream, it calls the close method of the current substream and begins reading from the next substream.

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 read.

Returns:

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

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the end of the last contained stream has not been reached and b is null.

IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the end of the last contained stream has not been reached and off is negative, len is negative, or len is greater than b.length - off

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

close

public void close() throws IOException

Closes this input stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream. A closed SequenceInputStream cannot perform input operations and cannot be reopened.

If this stream was created from an enumeration, all remaining elements are requested from the enumeration and closed before the close method returns.

Specified by:: close in interface AutoCloseable
Specified by:: close in interface Closeable
Overrides:: close in class InputStream
Throws:: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

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