[Chapter 24] 24.11 java.io.DataInputStream (JDK 1.0)

24.11 java.io.DataInputStream (JDK 1.0)

This class is a type of FilterInputStream that allows you to read binary representations of Java primitive data types in a portable way. Create a DataInputStream by specifying the InputStream that is to be filtered in the call to the constructor.

Many of this class's methods read and return a single Java primitive type, in binary format, from the stream. readUnsignedByte() and readUnsignedShort() read unsigned values and return them as int values, since unsigned byte and short types are not supported in Java. read() reads data into an array of bytes, blocking until at least some data are available. By contrast, readFully() reads data into an array of bytes, but blocks until all of the requested data become available. skipBytes() blocks until the specified number of bytes have been read and discarded.

readLine() reads characters from the stream until it encounters a newline, a carriage return, or a newline carriage return pair. The returned string is not terminated with a newline or carriage return. This method is deprecated in Java 1.1; see BufferedReader for an alternative. readUTF() reads a string of Unicode text encoded in a slightly modified version of the UTF-8 "transformation format." UTF-8 is an ASCII-compatible encoding of Unicode characters that is often used for the transmission and storage of Unicode text. This class uses a modified UTF-8 encoding that never contains embedded null characters.

DataInputStream only reads primitive Java types. Use ObjectInputStream to read object values.

public class DataInputStream extends FilterInputStream implements DataInput {
    // Public Constructor
            public DataInputStream(InputStream in);
    // Class Methods
            public static final String readUTF(DataInput in) throws IOException;
    // Public Instance Methods
            public final int read(byte[] b) throws IOException;  // Overrides FilterInputStream
            public final int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException;  // Overrides FilterInputStream
            public final boolean readBoolean() throws IOException;  // From DataInput
            public final byte readByte() throws IOException;  // From DataInput
            public final char readChar() throws IOException;  // From DataInput
            public final double readDouble() throws IOException;  // From DataInput
            public final float readFloat() throws IOException;  // From DataInput
            public final void readFully(byte[] b) throws IOException;  // From DataInput
            public final void readFully(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException;  // From DataInput
            public final int readInt() throws IOException;  // From DataInput
        #   public final String readLine() throws IOException;  // From DataInput
            public final long readLong() throws IOException;  // From DataInput
            public final short readShort() throws IOException;  // From DataInput
            public final String readUTF() throws IOException;  // From DataInput
            public final int readUnsignedByte() throws IOException;  // From DataInput
            public final int readUnsignedShort() throws IOException;  // From DataInput
            public final int skipBytes(int n) throws IOException;  // From DataInput
}

24.11 java.io.DataInputStream (JDK 1.0)

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