jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/imageio/stream/ImageInputStream.java
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    25 
       
    26 package javax.imageio.stream;
       
    27 
       
    28 import java.io.Closeable;
       
    29 import java.io.DataInput;
       
    30 import java.io.IOException;
       
    31 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
       
    32 
       
    33 /**
       
    34  * A seekable input stream interface for use by
       
    35  * <code>ImageReader</code>s.  Various input sources, such as
       
    36  * <code>InputStream</code>s and <code>File</code>s,
       
    37  * as well as future fast I/O sources may be "wrapped" by a suitable
       
    38  * implementation of this interface for use by the Image I/O API.
       
    39  *
       
    40  * @see ImageInputStreamImpl
       
    41  * @see FileImageInputStream
       
    42  * @see FileCacheImageInputStream
       
    43  * @see MemoryCacheImageInputStream
       
    44  *
       
    45  */
       
    46 public interface ImageInputStream extends DataInput, Closeable {
       
    47 
       
    48     /**
       
    49      * Sets the desired byte order for future reads of data values
       
    50      * from this stream.  For example, the sequence of bytes '0x01
       
    51      * 0x02 0x03 0x04' if read as a 4-byte integer would have the
       
    52      * value '0x01020304' using network byte order and the value
       
    53      * '0x04030201' under the reverse byte order.
       
    54      *
       
    55      * <p> The enumeration class <code>java.nio.ByteOrder</code> is
       
    56      * used to specify the byte order.  A value of
       
    57      * <code>ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN</code> specifies so-called
       
    58      * big-endian or network byte order, in which the high-order byte
       
    59      * comes first.  Motorola and Sparc processors store data in this
       
    60      * format, while Intel processors store data in the reverse
       
    61      * <code>ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN</code> order.
       
    62      *
       
    63      * <p> The byte order has no effect on the results returned from
       
    64      * the <code>readBits</code> method (or the value written by
       
    65      * <code>ImageOutputStream.writeBits</code>).
       
    66      *
       
    67      * @param byteOrder one of <code>ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN</code> or
       
    68      * <code>java.nio.ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN</code>, indicating whether
       
    69      * network byte order or its reverse will be used for future
       
    70      * reads.
       
    71      *
       
    72      * @see java.nio.ByteOrder
       
    73      * @see #getByteOrder
       
    74      * @see #readBits(int)
       
    75      */
       
    76     void setByteOrder(ByteOrder byteOrder);
       
    77 
       
    78     /**
       
    79      * Returns the byte order with which data values will be read from
       
    80      * this stream as an instance of the
       
    81      * <code>java.nio.ByteOrder</code> enumeration.
       
    82      *
       
    83      * @return one of <code>ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN</code> or
       
    84      * <code>ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN</code>, indicating which byte
       
    85      * order is being used.
       
    86      *
       
    87      * @see java.nio.ByteOrder
       
    88      * @see #setByteOrder
       
    89      */
       
    90     ByteOrder getByteOrder();
       
    91 
       
    92     /**
       
    93      * Reads a single byte from the stream and returns it as an
       
    94      * integer between 0 and 255.  If the end of the stream is
       
    95      * reached, -1 is returned.
       
    96      *
       
    97      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
    98      * the read occurs.
       
    99      *
       
   100      * @return a byte value from the stream, as an int, or -1 to
       
   101      * indicate EOF.
       
   102      *
       
   103      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   104      */
       
   105     int read() throws IOException;
       
   106 
       
   107     /**
       
   108      * Reads up to <code>b.length</code> bytes from the stream, and
       
   109      * stores them into <code>b</code> starting at index 0.  The
       
   110      * number of bytes read is returned.  If no bytes can be read
       
   111      * because the end of the stream has been reached, -1 is returned.
       
   112      *
       
   113      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   114      * the read occurs.
       
   115      *
       
   116      * @param b an array of bytes to be written to.
       
   117      *
       
   118      * @return the number of bytes actually read, or <code>-1</code>
       
   119      * to indicate EOF.
       
   120      *
       
   121      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>b</code> is
       
   122      * <code>null</code>.
       
   123      *
       
   124      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   125      */
       
   126     int read(byte[] b) throws IOException;
       
   127 
       
   128     /**
       
   129      * Reads up to <code>len</code> bytes from the stream, and stores
       
   130      * them into <code>b</code> starting at index <code>off</code>.
       
   131      * The number of bytes read is returned.  If no bytes can be read
       
   132      * because the end of the stream has been reached, <code>-1</code>
       
   133      * is returned.
       
   134      *
       
   135      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   136      * the read occurs.
       
   137      *
       
   138      * @param b an array of bytes to be written to.
       
   139      * @param off the starting position within <code>b</code> to write to.
       
   140      * @param len the maximum number of <code>byte</code>s to read.
       
   141      *
       
   142      * @return the number of bytes actually read, or <code>-1</code>
       
   143      * to indicate EOF.
       
   144      *
       
   145      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>b</code> is
       
   146      * <code>null</code>.
       
   147      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
       
   148      * negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
       
   149      * len</code> is greater than <code>b.length</code>.
       
   150      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   151      */
       
   152     int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException;
       
   153 
       
   154     /**
       
   155      * Reads up to <code>len</code> bytes from the stream, and
       
   156      * modifies the supplied <code>IIOByteBuffer</code> to indicate
       
   157      * the byte array, offset, and length where the data may be found.
       
   158      * The caller should not attempt to modify the data found in the
       
   159      * <code>IIOByteBuffer</code>.
       
   160      *
       
   161      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   162      * the read occurs.
       
   163      *
       
   164      * @param buf an IIOByteBuffer object to be modified.
       
   165      * @param len the maximum number of <code>byte</code>s to read.
       
   166      *
       
   167      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>len</code> is
       
   168      * negative.
       
   169      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>buf</code> is
       
   170      * <code>null</code>.
       
   171      *
       
   172      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   173      */
       
   174     void readBytes(IIOByteBuffer buf, int len) throws IOException;
       
   175 
       
   176     /**
       
   177      * Reads a byte from the stream and returns a <code>boolean</code>
       
   178      * value of <code>true</code> if it is nonzero, <code>false</code>
       
   179      * if it is zero.
       
   180      *
       
   181      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   182      * the read occurs.
       
   183      *
       
   184      * @return a boolean value from the stream.
       
   185      *
       
   186      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the end of the stream is reached.
       
   187      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   188      */
       
   189     boolean readBoolean() throws IOException;
       
   190 
       
   191     /**
       
   192      * Reads a byte from the stream and returns it as a
       
   193      * <code>byte</code> value.  Byte values between <code>0x00</code>
       
   194      * and <code>0x7f</code> represent integer values between
       
   195      * <code>0</code> and <code>127</code>.  Values between
       
   196      * <code>0x80</code> and <code>0xff</code> represent negative
       
   197      * values from <code>-128</code> to <code>/1</code>.
       
   198      *
       
   199      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   200      * the read occurs.
       
   201      *
       
   202      * @return a signed byte value from the stream.
       
   203      *
       
   204      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the end of the stream is reached.
       
   205      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   206      */
       
   207     byte readByte() throws IOException;
       
   208 
       
   209     /**
       
   210      * Reads a byte from the stream, and (conceptually) converts it to
       
   211      * an int, masks it with <code>0xff</code> in order to strip off
       
   212      * any sign-extension bits, and returns it as a <code>byte</code>
       
   213      * value.
       
   214      *
       
   215      * <p> Thus, byte values between <code>0x00</code> and
       
   216      * <code>0x7f</code> are simply returned as integer values between
       
   217      * <code>0</code> and <code>127</code>.  Values between
       
   218      * <code>0x80</code> and <code>0xff</code>, which normally
       
   219      * represent negative <code>byte</code>values, will be mapped into
       
   220      * positive integers between <code>128</code> and
       
   221      * <code>255</code>.
       
   222      *
       
   223      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   224      * the read occurs.
       
   225      *
       
   226      * @return an unsigned byte value from the stream.
       
   227      *
       
   228      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the end of the stream is reached.
       
   229      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   230      */
       
   231     int readUnsignedByte() throws IOException;
       
   232 
       
   233     /**
       
   234      * Reads two bytes from the stream, and (conceptually)
       
   235      * concatenates them according to the current byte order, and
       
   236      * returns the result as a <code>short</code> value.
       
   237      *
       
   238      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   239      * the read occurs.
       
   240      *
       
   241      * @return a signed short value from the stream.
       
   242      *
       
   243      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   244      * reading all the bytes.
       
   245      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   246      *
       
   247      * @see #getByteOrder
       
   248      */
       
   249     short readShort() throws IOException;
       
   250 
       
   251     /**
       
   252      * Reads two bytes from the stream, and (conceptually)
       
   253      * concatenates them according to the current byte order, converts
       
   254      * the resulting value to an <code>int</code>, masks it with
       
   255      * <code>0xffff</code> in order to strip off any sign-extension
       
   256      * buts, and returns the result as an unsigned <code>int</code>
       
   257      * value.
       
   258      *
       
   259      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   260      * the read occurs.
       
   261      *
       
   262      * @return an unsigned short value from the stream, as an int.
       
   263      *
       
   264      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   265      * reading all the bytes.
       
   266      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   267      *
       
   268      * @see #getByteOrder
       
   269      */
       
   270     int readUnsignedShort() throws IOException;
       
   271 
       
   272     /**
       
   273      * Equivalent to <code>readUnsignedShort</code>, except that the
       
   274      * result is returned using the <code>char</code> datatype.
       
   275      *
       
   276      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   277      * the read occurs.
       
   278      *
       
   279      * @return an unsigned char value from the stream.
       
   280      *
       
   281      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   282      * reading all the bytes.
       
   283      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   284      *
       
   285      * @see #readUnsignedShort
       
   286      */
       
   287     char readChar() throws IOException;
       
   288 
       
   289     /**
       
   290      * Reads 4 bytes from the stream, and (conceptually) concatenates
       
   291      * them according to the current byte order and returns the result
       
   292      * as an <code>int</code>.
       
   293      *
       
   294      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is ignored and treated as
       
   295      * though it were zero.
       
   296      *
       
   297      * @return a signed int value from the stream.
       
   298      *
       
   299      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   300      * reading all the bytes.
       
   301      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   302      *
       
   303      * @see #getByteOrder
       
   304      */
       
   305     int readInt() throws IOException;
       
   306 
       
   307     /**
       
   308      * Reads 4 bytes from the stream, and (conceptually) concatenates
       
   309      * them according to the current byte order, converts the result
       
   310      * to a long, masks it with <code>0xffffffffL</code> in order to
       
   311      * strip off any sign-extension bits, and returns the result as an
       
   312      * unsigned <code>long</code> value.
       
   313      *
       
   314      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   315      * the read occurs.
       
   316      *
       
   317      * @return an unsigned int value from the stream, as a long.
       
   318      *
       
   319      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   320      * reading all the bytes.
       
   321      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   322      *
       
   323      * @see #getByteOrder
       
   324      */
       
   325     long readUnsignedInt() throws IOException;
       
   326 
       
   327     /**
       
   328      * Reads 8 bytes from the stream, and (conceptually) concatenates
       
   329      * them according to the current byte order and returns the result
       
   330      * as a <code>long</code>.
       
   331      *
       
   332      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   333      * the read occurs.
       
   334      *
       
   335      * @return a signed long value from the stream.
       
   336      *
       
   337      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   338      * reading all the bytes.
       
   339      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   340      *
       
   341      * @see #getByteOrder
       
   342      */
       
   343     long readLong() throws IOException;
       
   344 
       
   345     /**
       
   346      * Reads 4 bytes from the stream, and (conceptually) concatenates
       
   347      * them according to the current byte order and returns the result
       
   348      * as a <code>float</code>.
       
   349      *
       
   350      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   351      * the read occurs.
       
   352      *
       
   353      * @return a float value from the stream.
       
   354      *
       
   355      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   356      * reading all the bytes.
       
   357      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   358      *
       
   359      * @see #getByteOrder
       
   360      */
       
   361     float readFloat() throws IOException;
       
   362 
       
   363     /**
       
   364      * Reads 8 bytes from the stream, and (conceptually) concatenates
       
   365      * them according to the current byte order and returns the result
       
   366      * as a <code>double</code>.
       
   367      *
       
   368      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   369      * the read occurs.
       
   370      *
       
   371      * @return a double value from the stream.
       
   372      *
       
   373      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   374      * reading all the bytes.
       
   375      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   376      *
       
   377      * @see #getByteOrder
       
   378      */
       
   379     double readDouble() throws IOException;
       
   380 
       
   381     /**
       
   382      * Reads the next line of text from the input stream.  It reads
       
   383      * successive bytes, converting each byte separately into a
       
   384      * character, until it encounters a line terminator or end of
       
   385      * file; the characters read are then returned as a
       
   386      * <code>String</code>. Note that because this method processes
       
   387      * bytes, it does not support input of the full Unicode character
       
   388      * set.
       
   389      *
       
   390      * <p> If end of file is encountered before even one byte can be
       
   391      * read, then <code>null</code> is returned. Otherwise, each byte
       
   392      * that is read is converted to type <code>char</code> by
       
   393      * zero-extension. If the character <code>'\n'</code> is
       
   394      * encountered, it is discarded and reading ceases. If the
       
   395      * character <code>'\r'</code> is encountered, it is discarded
       
   396      * and, if the following byte converts &#32;to the character
       
   397      * <code>'\n'</code>, then that is discarded also; reading then
       
   398      * ceases. If end of file is encountered before either of the
       
   399      * characters <code>'\n'</code> and <code>'\r'</code> is
       
   400      * encountered, reading ceases. Once reading has ceased, a
       
   401      * <code>String</code> is returned that contains all the
       
   402      * characters read and not discarded, taken in order.  Note that
       
   403      * every character in this string will have a value less than
       
   404      * <code>&#92;u0100</code>, that is, <code>(char)256</code>.
       
   405      *
       
   406      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   407      * the read occurs.
       
   408      *
       
   409      * @return a String containing a line of text from the stream.
       
   410      *
       
   411      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   412      */
       
   413     String readLine() throws IOException;
       
   414 
       
   415     /**
       
   416      * Reads in a string that has been encoded using a
       
   417      * <a href="../../../java/io/DataInput.html#modified-utf-8">modified
       
   418      * UTF-8</a>
       
   419      * format.  The general contract of <code>readUTF</code> is that
       
   420      * it reads a representation of a Unicode character string encoded
       
   421      * in modified UTF-8 format; this string of characters is
       
   422      * then returned as a <code>String</code>.
       
   423      *
       
   424      * <p> First, two bytes are read and used to construct an unsigned
       
   425      * 16-bit integer in the manner of the
       
   426      * <code>readUnsignedShort</code> method, using network byte order
       
   427      * (regardless of the current byte order setting). This integer
       
   428      * value is called the <i>UTF length</i> and specifies the number
       
   429      * of additional bytes to be read. These bytes are then converted
       
   430      * to characters by considering them in groups. The length of each
       
   431      * group is computed from the value of the first byte of the
       
   432      * group. The byte following a group, if any, is the first byte of
       
   433      * the next group.
       
   434      *
       
   435      * <p> If the first byte of a group matches the bit pattern
       
   436      * <code>0xxxxxxx</code> (where <code>x</code> means "may be
       
   437      * <code>0</code> or <code>1</code>"), then the group consists of
       
   438      * just that byte. The byte is zero-extended to form a character.
       
   439      *
       
   440      * <p> If the first byte of a group matches the bit pattern
       
   441      * <code>110xxxxx</code>, then the group consists of that byte
       
   442      * <code>a</code> and a second byte <code>b</code>. If there is no
       
   443      * byte <code>b</code> (because byte <code>a</code> was the last
       
   444      * of the bytes to be read), or if byte <code>b</code> does not
       
   445      * match the bit pattern <code>10xxxxxx</code>, then a
       
   446      * <code>UTFDataFormatException</code> is thrown. Otherwise, the
       
   447      * group is converted to the character:
       
   448      *
       
   449      * <pre><code>
       
   450      * (char)(((a&amp; 0x1F) &lt;&lt; 6) | (b &amp; 0x3F))
       
   451      * </code></pre>
       
   452      *
       
   453      * If the first byte of a group matches the bit pattern
       
   454      * <code>1110xxxx</code>, then the group consists of that byte
       
   455      * <code>a</code> and two more bytes <code>b</code> and
       
   456      * <code>c</code>.  If there is no byte <code>c</code> (because
       
   457      * byte <code>a</code> was one of the last two of the bytes to be
       
   458      * read), or either byte <code>b</code> or byte <code>c</code>
       
   459      * does not match the bit pattern <code>10xxxxxx</code>, then a
       
   460      * <code>UTFDataFormatException</code> is thrown. Otherwise, the
       
   461      * group is converted to the character:
       
   462      *
       
   463      * <pre><code>
       
   464      * (char)(((a &amp; 0x0F) &lt;&lt; 12) | ((b &amp; 0x3F) &lt;&lt; 6) | (c &amp; 0x3F))
       
   465      * </code></pre>
       
   466      *
       
   467      * If the first byte of a group matches the pattern
       
   468      * <code>1111xxxx</code> or the pattern <code>10xxxxxx</code>,
       
   469      * then a <code>UTFDataFormatException</code> is thrown.
       
   470      *
       
   471      * <p> If end of file is encountered at any time during this
       
   472      * entire process, then an <code>java.io.EOFException</code> is thrown.
       
   473      *
       
   474      * <p> After every group has been converted to a character by this
       
   475      * process, the characters are gathered, in the same order in
       
   476      * which their corresponding groups were read from the input
       
   477      * stream, to form a <code>String</code>, which is returned.
       
   478      *
       
   479      * <p> The current byte order setting is ignored.
       
   480      *
       
   481      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   482      * the read occurs.
       
   483      *
       
   484      * <p><strong>Note:</strong> This method should not be used in
       
   485      * the  implementation of image formats that use standard UTF-8,
       
   486      * because  the modified UTF-8 used here is incompatible with
       
   487      * standard UTF-8.
       
   488      *
       
   489      * @return a String read from the stream.
       
   490      *
       
   491      * @exception  java.io.EOFException  if this stream reaches the end
       
   492      * before reading all the bytes.
       
   493      * @exception  java.io.UTFDataFormatException if the bytes do not represent
       
   494      * a valid modified UTF-8 encoding of a string.
       
   495      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   496      */
       
   497     String readUTF() throws IOException;
       
   498 
       
   499     /**
       
   500      * Reads <code>len</code> bytes from the stream, and stores them
       
   501      * into <code>b</code> starting at index <code>off</code>.
       
   502      * If the end of the stream is reached, an <code>java.io.EOFException</code>
       
   503      * will be thrown.
       
   504      *
       
   505      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   506      * the read occurs.
       
   507      *
       
   508      * @param b an array of bytes to be written to.
       
   509      * @param off the starting position within <code>b</code> to write to.
       
   510      * @param len the maximum number of <code>byte</code>s to read.
       
   511      *
       
   512      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
       
   513      * negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
       
   514      * len</code> is greater than <code>b.length</code>.
       
   515      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>b</code> is
       
   516      * <code>null</code>.
       
   517      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   518      * reading all the bytes.
       
   519      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   520      */
       
   521     void readFully(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException;
       
   522 
       
   523     /**
       
   524      * Reads <code>b.length</code> bytes from the stream, and stores them
       
   525      * into <code>b</code> starting at index <code>0</code>.
       
   526      * If the end of the stream is reached, an <code>java.io.EOFException</code>
       
   527      * will be thrown.
       
   528      *
       
   529      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   530      * the read occurs.
       
   531      *
       
   532      * @param b an array of <code>byte</code>s.
       
   533      *
       
   534      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>b</code> is
       
   535      * <code>null</code>.
       
   536      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   537      * reading all the bytes.
       
   538      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   539      */
       
   540     void readFully(byte[] b) throws IOException;
       
   541 
       
   542     /**
       
   543      * Reads <code>len</code> shorts (signed 16-bit integers) from the
       
   544      * stream according to the current byte order, and
       
   545      * stores them into <code>s</code> starting at index
       
   546      * <code>off</code>.  If the end of the stream is reached, an
       
   547      * <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown.
       
   548      *
       
   549      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   550      * the read occurs.
       
   551      *
       
   552      * @param s an array of shorts to be written to.
       
   553      * @param off the starting position within <code>s</code> to write to.
       
   554      * @param len the maximum number of <code>short</code>s to read.
       
   555      *
       
   556      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
       
   557      * negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
       
   558      * len</code> is greater than <code>s.length</code>.
       
   559      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>s</code> is
       
   560      * <code>null</code>.
       
   561      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   562      * reading all the bytes.
       
   563      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   564      */
       
   565     void readFully(short[] s, int off, int len) throws IOException;
       
   566 
       
   567     /**
       
   568      * Reads <code>len</code> chars (unsigned 16-bit integers) from the
       
   569      * stream according to the current byte order, and
       
   570      * stores them into <code>c</code> starting at index
       
   571      * <code>off</code>.  If the end of the stream is reached, an
       
   572      * <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown.
       
   573      *
       
   574      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   575      * the read occurs.
       
   576      *
       
   577      * @param c an array of chars to be written to.
       
   578      * @param off the starting position within <code>c</code> to write to.
       
   579      * @param len the maximum number of <code>char</code>s to read.
       
   580      *
       
   581      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
       
   582      * negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
       
   583      * len</code> is greater than <code>c.length</code>.
       
   584      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>c</code> is
       
   585      * <code>null</code>.
       
   586      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   587      * reading all the bytes.
       
   588      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   589      */
       
   590     void readFully(char[] c, int off, int len) throws IOException;
       
   591 
       
   592     /**
       
   593      * Reads <code>len</code> ints (signed 32-bit integers) from the
       
   594      * stream according to the current byte order, and
       
   595      * stores them into <code>i</code> starting at index
       
   596      * <code>off</code>.  If the end of the stream is reached, an
       
   597      * <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown.
       
   598      *
       
   599      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   600      * the read occurs.
       
   601      *
       
   602      * @param i an array of ints to be written to.
       
   603      * @param off the starting position within <code>i</code> to write to.
       
   604      * @param len the maximum number of <code>int</code>s to read.
       
   605      *
       
   606      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
       
   607      * negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
       
   608      * len</code> is greater than <code>i.length</code>.
       
   609      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>i</code> is
       
   610      * <code>null</code>.
       
   611      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   612      * reading all the bytes.
       
   613      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   614      */
       
   615     void readFully(int[] i, int off, int len) throws IOException;
       
   616 
       
   617     /**
       
   618      * Reads <code>len</code> longs (signed 64-bit integers) from the
       
   619      * stream according to the current byte order, and
       
   620      * stores them into <code>l</code> starting at index
       
   621      * <code>off</code>.  If the end of the stream is reached, an
       
   622      * <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown.
       
   623      *
       
   624      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   625      * the read occurs.
       
   626      *
       
   627      * @param l an array of longs to be written to.
       
   628      * @param off the starting position within <code>l</code> to write to.
       
   629      * @param len the maximum number of <code>long</code>s to read.
       
   630      *
       
   631      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
       
   632      * negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
       
   633      * len</code> is greater than <code>l.length</code>.
       
   634      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>l</code> is
       
   635      * <code>null</code>.
       
   636      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   637      * reading all the bytes.
       
   638      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   639      */
       
   640     void readFully(long[] l, int off, int len) throws IOException;
       
   641 
       
   642     /**
       
   643      * Reads <code>len</code> floats (32-bit IEEE single-precision
       
   644      * floats) from the stream according to the current byte order,
       
   645      * and stores them into <code>f</code> starting at
       
   646      * index <code>off</code>.  If the end of the stream is reached,
       
   647      * an <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown.
       
   648      *
       
   649      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   650      * the read occurs.
       
   651      *
       
   652      * @param f an array of floats to be written to.
       
   653      * @param off the starting position within <code>f</code> to write to.
       
   654      * @param len the maximum number of <code>float</code>s to read.
       
   655      *
       
   656      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
       
   657      * negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
       
   658      * len</code> is greater than <code>f.length</code>.
       
   659      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>f</code> is
       
   660      * <code>null</code>.
       
   661      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   662      * reading all the bytes.
       
   663      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   664      */
       
   665     void readFully(float[] f, int off, int len) throws IOException;
       
   666 
       
   667     /**
       
   668      * Reads <code>len</code> doubles (64-bit IEEE double-precision
       
   669      * floats) from the stream according to the current byte order,
       
   670      * and stores them into <code>d</code> starting at
       
   671      * index <code>off</code>.  If the end of the stream is reached,
       
   672      * an <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown.
       
   673      *
       
   674      * <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
       
   675      * the read occurs.
       
   676      *
       
   677      * @param d an array of doubles to be written to.
       
   678      * @param off the starting position within <code>d</code> to write to.
       
   679      * @param len the maximum number of <code>double</code>s to read.
       
   680      *
       
   681      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
       
   682      * negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
       
   683      * len</code> is greater than <code>d.length</code>.
       
   684      * @exception NullPointerException if <code>d</code> is
       
   685      * <code>null</code>.
       
   686      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   687      * reading all the bytes.
       
   688      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   689      */
       
   690     void readFully(double[] d, int off, int len) throws IOException;
       
   691 
       
   692     /**
       
   693      * Returns the current byte position of the stream.  The next read
       
   694      * will take place starting at this offset.
       
   695      *
       
   696      * @return a long containing the position of the stream.
       
   697      *
       
   698      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   699      */
       
   700     long getStreamPosition() throws IOException;
       
   701 
       
   702     /**
       
   703      * Returns the current bit offset, as an integer between 0 and 7,
       
   704      * inclusive.  The bit offset is updated implicitly by calls to
       
   705      * the <code>readBits</code> method.  A value of 0 indicates the
       
   706      * most-significant bit, and a value of 7 indicates the least
       
   707      * significant bit, of the byte being read.
       
   708      *
       
   709      * <p> The bit offset is set to 0 when a stream is first
       
   710      * opened, and is reset to 0 by calls to <code>seek</code>,
       
   711      * <code>skipBytes</code>, or any <code>read</code> or
       
   712      * <code>readFully</code> method.
       
   713      *
       
   714      * @return an <code>int</code> containing the bit offset between
       
   715      * 0 and 7, inclusive.
       
   716      *
       
   717      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   718      *
       
   719      * @see #setBitOffset
       
   720      */
       
   721     int getBitOffset() throws IOException;
       
   722 
       
   723     /**
       
   724      * Sets the bit offset to an integer between 0 and 7, inclusive.
       
   725      * The byte offset within the stream, as returned by
       
   726      * <code>getStreamPosition</code>, is left unchanged.
       
   727      * A value of 0 indicates the
       
   728      * most-significant bit, and a value of 7 indicates the least
       
   729      * significant bit, of the byte being read.
       
   730      *
       
   731      * @param bitOffset the desired offset, as an <code>int</code>
       
   732      * between 0 and 7, inclusive.
       
   733      *
       
   734      * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bitOffset</code>
       
   735      * is not between 0 and 7, inclusive.
       
   736      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   737      *
       
   738      * @see #getBitOffset
       
   739      */
       
   740     void setBitOffset(int bitOffset) throws IOException;
       
   741 
       
   742     /**
       
   743      * Reads a single bit from the stream and returns it as an
       
   744      * <code>int</code> with the value <code>0</code> or
       
   745      * <code>1</code>.  The bit offset is advanced by one and reduced
       
   746      * modulo 8.
       
   747      *
       
   748      * @return an <code>int</code> containing the value <code>0</code>
       
   749      * or <code>1</code>.
       
   750      *
       
   751      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   752      * reading all the bits.
       
   753      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   754      */
       
   755     int readBit() throws IOException;
       
   756 
       
   757     /**
       
   758      * Reads a bitstring from the stream and returns it as a
       
   759      * <code>long</code>, with the first bit read becoming the most
       
   760      * significant bit of the output.  The read starts within the byte
       
   761      * indicated by <code>getStreamPosition</code>, at the bit given
       
   762      * by <code>getBitOffset</code>.  The bit offset is advanced by
       
   763      * <code>numBits</code> and reduced modulo 8.
       
   764      *
       
   765      * <p> The byte order of the stream has no effect on this
       
   766      * method.  The return value of this method is constructed as
       
   767      * though the bits were read one at a time, and shifted into
       
   768      * the right side of the return value, as shown by the following
       
   769      * pseudo-code:
       
   770      *
       
   771      * <pre>{@code
       
   772      * long accum = 0L;
       
   773      * for (int i = 0; i < numBits; i++) {
       
   774      *   accum <<= 1; // Shift left one bit to make room
       
   775      *   accum |= readBit();
       
   776      * }
       
   777      * }</pre>
       
   778      *
       
   779      * Note that the result of <code>readBits(32)</code> may thus not
       
   780      * be equal to that of <code>readInt()</code> if a reverse network
       
   781      * byte order is being used (i.e., <code>getByteOrder() ==
       
   782      * false</code>).
       
   783      *
       
   784      * <p> If the end of the stream is encountered before all the bits
       
   785      * have been read, an <code>java.io.EOFException</code> is thrown.
       
   786      *
       
   787      * @param numBits the number of bits to read, as an <code>int</code>
       
   788      * between 0 and 64, inclusive.
       
   789      * @return the bitstring, as a <code>long</code> with the last bit
       
   790      * read stored in the least significant bit.
       
   791      *
       
   792      * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>numBits</code>
       
   793      * is not between 0 and 64, inclusive.
       
   794      * @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
       
   795      * reading all the bits.
       
   796      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   797      */
       
   798     long readBits(int numBits) throws IOException;
       
   799 
       
   800     /**
       
   801      * Returns the total length of the stream, if known.  Otherwise,
       
   802      * <code>-1</code> is returned.
       
   803      *
       
   804      * @return a <code>long</code> containing the length of the
       
   805      * stream, if known, or else <code>-1</code>.
       
   806      *
       
   807      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   808      */
       
   809     long length() throws IOException;
       
   810 
       
   811     /**
       
   812      * Moves the stream position forward by a given number of bytes.  It
       
   813      * is possible that this method will only be able to skip forward
       
   814      * by a smaller number of bytes than requested, for example if the
       
   815      * end of the stream is reached.  In all cases, the actual number
       
   816      * of bytes skipped is returned.  The bit offset is set to zero
       
   817      * prior to advancing the position.
       
   818      *
       
   819      * @param n an <code>int</code> containing the number of bytes to
       
   820      * be skipped.
       
   821      *
       
   822      * @return an <code>int</code> representing the number of bytes skipped.
       
   823      *
       
   824      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   825      */
       
   826     int skipBytes(int n) throws IOException;
       
   827 
       
   828     /**
       
   829      * Moves the stream position forward by a given number of bytes.
       
   830      * This method is identical to <code>skipBytes(int)</code> except
       
   831      * that it allows for a larger skip distance.
       
   832      *
       
   833      * @param n a <code>long</code> containing the number of bytes to
       
   834      * be skipped.
       
   835      *
       
   836      * @return a <code>long</code> representing the number of bytes
       
   837      * skipped.
       
   838      *
       
   839      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   840      */
       
   841     long skipBytes(long n) throws IOException;
       
   842 
       
   843     /**
       
   844      * Sets the current stream position to the desired location.  The
       
   845      * next read will occur at this location.  The bit offset is set
       
   846      * to 0.
       
   847      *
       
   848      * <p> An <code>IndexOutOfBoundsException</code> will be thrown if
       
   849      * <code>pos</code> is smaller than the flushed position (as
       
   850      * returned by <code>getflushedPosition</code>).
       
   851      *
       
   852      * <p> It is legal to seek past the end of the file; an
       
   853      * <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown only if a read is
       
   854      * performed.
       
   855      *
       
   856      * @param pos a <code>long</code> containing the desired file
       
   857      * pointer position.
       
   858      *
       
   859      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>pos</code> is smaller
       
   860      * than the flushed position.
       
   861      * @exception IOException if any other I/O error occurs.
       
   862      */
       
   863     void seek(long pos) throws IOException;
       
   864 
       
   865     /**
       
   866      * Marks a position in the stream to be returned to by a
       
   867      * subsequent call to <code>reset</code>.  Unlike a standard
       
   868      * <code>InputStream</code>, all <code>ImageInputStream</code>s
       
   869      * support marking.  Additionally, calls to <code>mark</code> and
       
   870      * <code>reset</code> may be nested arbitrarily.
       
   871      *
       
   872      * <p> Unlike the <code>mark</code> methods declared by the
       
   873      * <code>Reader</code> and <code>InputStream</code> interfaces, no
       
   874      * <code>readLimit</code> parameter is used.  An arbitrary amount
       
   875      * of data may be read following the call to <code>mark</code>.
       
   876      *
       
   877      * <p> The bit position used by the <code>readBits</code> method
       
   878      * is saved and restored by each pair of calls to
       
   879      * <code>mark</code> and <code>reset</code>.
       
   880      *
       
   881      * <p> Note that it is valid for an <code>ImageReader</code> to call
       
   882      * <code>flushBefore</code> as part of a read operation.
       
   883      * Therefore, if an application calls <code>mark</code> prior to
       
   884      * passing that stream to an <code>ImageReader</code>, the application
       
   885      * should not assume that the marked position will remain valid after
       
   886      * the read operation has completed.
       
   887      */
       
   888     void mark();
       
   889 
       
   890     /**
       
   891      * Returns the stream pointer to its previous position, including
       
   892      * the bit offset, at the time of the most recent unmatched call
       
   893      * to <code>mark</code>.
       
   894      *
       
   895      * <p> Calls to <code>reset</code> without a corresponding call
       
   896      * to <code>mark</code> have no effect.
       
   897      *
       
   898      * <p> An <code>IOException</code> will be thrown if the previous
       
   899      * marked position lies in the discarded portion of the stream.
       
   900      *
       
   901      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   902      */
       
   903     void reset() throws IOException;
       
   904 
       
   905     /**
       
   906      * Discards the initial portion of the stream prior to the
       
   907      * indicated position.  Attempting to seek to an offset within the
       
   908      * flushed portion of the stream will result in an
       
   909      * <code>IndexOutOfBoundsException</code>.
       
   910      *
       
   911      * <p> Calling <code>flushBefore</code> may allow classes
       
   912      * implementing this interface to free up resources such as memory
       
   913      * or disk space that are being used to store data from the
       
   914      * stream.
       
   915      *
       
   916      * @param pos a <code>long</code> containing the length of the
       
   917      * stream prefix that may be flushed.
       
   918      *
       
   919      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>pos</code> lies
       
   920      * in the flushed portion of the stream or past the current stream
       
   921      * position.
       
   922      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   923      */
       
   924     void flushBefore(long pos) throws IOException;
       
   925 
       
   926     /**
       
   927      * Discards the initial position of the stream prior to the current
       
   928      * stream position.  Equivalent to
       
   929      * <code>flushBefore(getStreamPosition())</code>.
       
   930      *
       
   931      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   932      */
       
   933     void flush() throws IOException;
       
   934 
       
   935     /**
       
   936      * Returns the earliest position in the stream to which seeking
       
   937      * may be performed.  The returned value will be the maximum of
       
   938      * all values passed into previous calls to
       
   939      * <code>flushBefore</code>.
       
   940      *
       
   941      * @return the earliest legal position for seeking, as a
       
   942      * <code>long</code>.
       
   943      */
       
   944     long getFlushedPosition();
       
   945 
       
   946     /**
       
   947      * Returns <code>true</code> if this <code>ImageInputStream</code>
       
   948      * caches data itself in order to allow seeking backwards.
       
   949      * Applications may consult this in order to decide how frequently,
       
   950      * or whether, to flush in order to conserve cache resources.
       
   951      *
       
   952      * @return <code>true</code> if this <code>ImageInputStream</code>
       
   953      * caches data.
       
   954      *
       
   955      * @see #isCachedMemory
       
   956      * @see #isCachedFile
       
   957      */
       
   958     boolean isCached();
       
   959 
       
   960     /**
       
   961      * Returns <code>true</code> if this <code>ImageInputStream</code>
       
   962      * caches data itself in order to allow seeking backwards, and
       
   963      * the cache is kept in main memory.  Applications may consult
       
   964      * this in order to decide how frequently, or whether, to flush
       
   965      * in order to conserve cache resources.
       
   966      *
       
   967      * @return <code>true</code> if this <code>ImageInputStream</code>
       
   968      * caches data in main memory.
       
   969      *
       
   970      * @see #isCached
       
   971      * @see #isCachedFile
       
   972      */
       
   973     boolean isCachedMemory();
       
   974 
       
   975     /**
       
   976      * Returns <code>true</code> if this <code>ImageInputStream</code>
       
   977      * caches data itself in order to allow seeking backwards, and
       
   978      * the cache is kept in a temporary file.  Applications may consult
       
   979      * this in order to decide how frequently, or whether, to flush
       
   980      * in order to conserve cache resources.
       
   981      *
       
   982      * @return <code>true</code> if this <code>ImageInputStream</code>
       
   983      * caches data in a temporary file.
       
   984      *
       
   985      * @see #isCached
       
   986      * @see #isCachedMemory
       
   987      */
       
   988     boolean isCachedFile();
       
   989 
       
   990     /**
       
   991      * Closes the stream.  Attempts to access a stream that has been
       
   992      * closed may result in <code>IOException</code>s or incorrect
       
   993      * behavior.  Calling this method may allow classes implementing
       
   994      * this interface to release resources associated with the stream
       
   995      * such as memory, disk space, or file descriptors.
       
   996      *
       
   997      * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
       
   998      */
       
   999     void close() throws IOException;
       
  1000 }