Class DataInputStream

java.lang.Object
java.io.InputStream
java.io.FilterInputStream
java.io.DataInputStream
All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, DataInput, AutoCloseable
public class DataInputStream extends FilterInputStream implements DataInput
A data input stream lets an application read primitive Java data types from an underlying input stream in a machine-independent way. An application uses a data output stream to write data that can later be read by a data input stream.

A DataInputStream is not safe for use by multiple concurrent threads. If a DataInputStream is to be used by more than one thread then access to the data input stream should be controlled by appropriate synchronization.

Since:
1.0
See Also:

  • Field Summary

    Fields declared in class FilterInputStream

    in
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    protected InputStream
    in
    The input stream to be filtered.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    DataInputStream(InputStream in)
    Creates a DataInputStream that uses the specified underlying InputStream.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    final int
    read(byte[] b)
    Reads some number of bytes from the contained input stream and stores them into the buffer array b.
    final int
    read(byte[] b, int off, int len)
    Reads up to len bytes of data from the contained input stream into an array of bytes.
    final boolean
    readBoolean()
    See the general contract of the readBoolean method of DataInput.
    final byte
    readByte()
    See the general contract of the readByte method of DataInput.
    final char
    readChar()
    See the general contract of the readChar method of DataInput.
    final double
    readDouble()
    See the general contract of the readDouble method of DataInput.
    final float
    readFloat()
    See the general contract of the readFloat method of DataInput.
    final void
    readFully(byte[] b)
    See the general contract of the readFully method of DataInput.
    final void
    readFully(byte[] b, int off, int len)
    See the general contract of the readFully method of DataInput.
    final int
    readInt()
    See the general contract of the readInt method of DataInput.
    final String
    readLine()
    Deprecated.
    This method does not properly convert bytes to characters.
    final long
    readLong()
    See the general contract of the readLong method of DataInput.
    final short
    readShort()
    See the general contract of the readShort method of DataInput.
    final int
    readUnsignedByte()
    See the general contract of the readUnsignedByte method of DataInput.
    final int
    readUnsignedShort()
    See the general contract of the readUnsignedShort method of DataInput.
    final String
    readUTF()
    See the general contract of the readUTF method of DataInput.
    static final String
    readUTF(DataInput in)
    Reads from the stream in a representation of a Unicode character string encoded in modified UTF-8 format; this string of characters is then returned as a String.
    final int
    skipBytes(int n)
    See the general contract of the skipBytes method of DataInput.

    Methods declared in class FilterInputStream

    available, close, mark, markSupported, read, reset, skip
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    int
    available()
    Returns an estimate of the number of bytes that can be read (or skipped over) from this input stream without blocking by the next caller of a method for this input stream.
    void
    close()
    Closes this input stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream.
    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.
    int
    read()
    Reads the next byte of data 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 the input stream.

    Methods declared in class InputStream

    nullInputStream, readAllBytes, readNBytes, readNBytes, skipNBytes, transferTo
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    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.
    byte[]
    readNBytes(int len)
    Reads up to a specified number of bytes from the 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

    • DataInputStream

      public DataInputStream(InputStream in)
      Creates a DataInputStream that uses the specified underlying InputStream.
      Parameters:
      in - the specified input stream

  • Method Details

    • read

      public final int read(byte[] b) throws IOException
      Reads some number of bytes from the contained input stream and stores them into the buffer array b. The number of bytes actually read is returned as an integer. This method blocks until input data is available, end of file is detected, or an exception is thrown.

      If b is null, a NullPointerException is thrown. If the length of b is zero, then no bytes are read and 0 is returned; otherwise, there is an attempt to read at least one byte. If no byte is available because the stream is at end of file, the value -1 is returned; otherwise, at least one byte is read and stored into b.

      The first byte read is stored into element b[0], the next one into b[1], and so on. The number of bytes read is, at most, equal to the length of b. Let k be the number of bytes actually read; these bytes will be stored in elements b[0] through b[k-1], leaving elements b[k] through b[b.length-1] unaffected.

      The read(b) method has the same effect as: 

      read(b, 0, b.length)
      Overrides:
      read in class FilterInputStream
      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 stream has been reached.
      Throws:
      IOException - if the first byte cannot be read for any reason other than end of file, the stream has been closed and the underlying input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • read

      public final int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException
      Reads up to len bytes of data from the contained input stream into an array of bytes. An attempt is made to read as many as len bytes, but a smaller number may be read, possibly zero. The number of bytes actually read is returned as an integer.

      This method blocks until input data is available, end of file is detected, or an exception is thrown.

      If len is zero, then no bytes are read and 0 is returned; otherwise, there is an attempt to read at least one byte. If no byte is available because the stream is at end of file, the value -1 is returned; otherwise, at least one byte is read and stored into b.

      The first byte read is stored into element b[off], the next one into b[off+1], and so on. The number of bytes read is, at most, equal to len. Let k be the number of bytes actually read; these bytes will be stored in elements b[off] through b[off+k-1], leaving elements b[off+k] through b[off+len-1] unaffected.

      In every case, elements b[0] through b[off] and elements b[off+len] through b[b.length-1] are unaffected.

      Overrides:
      read in class FilterInputStream
      Parameters:
      b - the buffer into which the data is read.
      off - the start offset in the destination array b
      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 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 the first byte cannot be read for any reason other than end of file, the stream has been closed and the underlying input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • readFully

      public final void readFully(byte[] b) throws IOException
      See the general contract of the readFully method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readFully in interface DataInput
      Parameters:
      b - the buffer into which the data is read.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if b is null.
      EOFException - if this input stream reaches the end before reading all the bytes.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • readFully

      public final void readFully(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException
      See the general contract of the readFully method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readFully in interface DataInput
      Parameters:
      b - the buffer into which the data is read.
      off - the start offset in the data array b.
      len - the number of bytes to read.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if b is null.
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - if off is negative, len is negative, or len is greater than b.length - off.
      EOFException - if this input stream reaches the end before reading all the bytes.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • skipBytes

      public final int skipBytes(int n) throws IOException
      See the general contract of the skipBytes method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      skipBytes in interface DataInput
      Parameters:
      n - the number of bytes to be skipped.
      Returns:
      the actual number of bytes skipped.
      Throws:
      IOException - if the contained input stream does not support seek, or the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.

    • readBoolean

      public final boolean readBoolean() throws IOException
      See the general contract of the readBoolean method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readBoolean in interface DataInput
      Returns:
      the boolean value read.
      Throws:
      EOFException - if this input stream has reached the end.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • readByte

      public final byte readByte() throws IOException
      See the general contract of the readByte method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readByte in interface DataInput
      Returns:
      the next byte of this input stream as a signed 8-bit byte.
      Throws:
      EOFException - if this input stream has reached the end.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • readUnsignedByte

      public final int readUnsignedByte() throws IOException
      See the general contract of the readUnsignedByte method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readUnsignedByte in interface DataInput
      Returns:
      the next byte of this input stream, interpreted as an unsigned 8-bit number.
      Throws:
      EOFException - if this input stream has reached the end.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • readShort

      public final short readShort() throws IOException
      See the general contract of the readShort method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readShort in interface DataInput
      Returns:
      the next two bytes of this input stream, interpreted as a signed 16-bit number.
      Throws:
      EOFException - if this input stream reaches the end before reading two bytes.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • readUnsignedShort

      public final int readUnsignedShort() throws IOException
      See the general contract of the readUnsignedShort method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readUnsignedShort in interface DataInput
      Returns:
      the next two bytes of this input stream, interpreted as an unsigned 16-bit integer.
      Throws:
      EOFException - if this input stream reaches the end before reading two bytes.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • readChar

      public final char readChar() throws IOException
      See the general contract of the readChar method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readChar in interface DataInput
      Returns:
      the next two bytes of this input stream, interpreted as a char.
      Throws:
      EOFException - if this input stream reaches the end before reading two bytes.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • readInt

      public final int readInt() throws IOException
      See the general contract of the readInt method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readInt in interface DataInput
      Returns:
      the next four bytes of this input stream, interpreted as an int.
      Throws:
      EOFException - if this input stream reaches the end before reading four bytes.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • readLong

      public final long readLong() throws IOException
      See the general contract of the readLong method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readLong in interface DataInput
      Returns:
      the next eight bytes of this input stream, interpreted as a long.
      Throws:
      EOFException - if this input stream reaches the end before reading eight bytes.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • readFloat

      public final float readFloat() throws IOException
      See the general contract of the readFloat method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readFloat in interface DataInput
      Returns:
      the next four bytes of this input stream, interpreted as a float.
      Throws:
      EOFException - if this input stream reaches the end before reading four bytes.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • readDouble

      public final double readDouble() throws IOException
      See the general contract of the readDouble method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readDouble in interface DataInput
      Returns:
      the next eight bytes of this input stream, interpreted as a double.
      Throws:
      EOFException - if this input stream reaches the end before reading eight bytes.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
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    • readLine

      @Deprecated public final String readLine() throws IOException
      Deprecated.
      This method does not properly convert bytes to characters. As of JDK 1.1, the preferred way to read lines of text is via the BufferedReader.readLine() method. Programs that use the DataInputStream class to read lines can be converted to use the BufferedReader class by replacing code of the form: 
          DataInputStream d = new DataInputStream(in);
      with: 
          BufferedReader d
         = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in));
      See the general contract of the readLine method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readLine in interface DataInput
      Returns:
      the next line of text from this input stream.
      Throws:
      IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
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    • readUTF

      public final String readUTF() throws IOException
      See the general contract of the readUTF method of DataInput.

      Bytes for this operation are read from the contained input stream.

      Specified by:
      readUTF in interface DataInput
      Returns:
      a Unicode string.
      Throws:
      EOFException - if this input stream reaches the end before reading all the bytes.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
      UTFDataFormatException - if the bytes do not represent a valid modified UTF-8 encoding of a string.
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    • readUTF

      public static final String readUTF(DataInput in) throws IOException
      Reads from the stream in a representation of a Unicode character string encoded in modified UTF-8 format; this string of characters is then returned as a String. The details of the modified UTF-8 representation are exactly the same as for the readUTF method of DataInput.
      Parameters:
      in - a data input stream.
      Returns:
      a Unicode string.
      Throws:
      EOFException - if the input stream reaches the end before all the bytes.
      IOException - the stream has been closed and the contained input stream does not support reading after close, or another I/O error occurs.
      UTFDataFormatException - if the bytes do not represent a valid modified UTF-8 encoding of a Unicode string.
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