Class PipedReader

Constructor Detail

• PipedReader

  public PipedReader(PipedWriter src)
              throws IOException

  Creates a PipedReader so that it is connected to the piped writer src. Data written to src will then be available as input from this stream.

  Parameters:

  src - the stream to connect to.

  Throws:

  IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

• PipedReader

  public PipedReader(PipedWriter src,
             int pipeSize)
              throws IOException

  Creates a PipedReader so that it is connected to the piped writer src and uses the specified pipe size for the pipe's buffer. Data written to src will then be available as input from this stream.

  Parameters:

  src - the stream to connect to.

  pipeSize - the size of the pipe's buffer.

  Throws:

  IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

  IllegalArgumentException - if pipeSize <= 0.

  Since:

  1.6

• PipedReader

  public PipedReader()

  Creates a PipedReader so that it is not yet connected. It must be connected to a PipedWriter before being used.

• PipedReader

  public PipedReader(int pipeSize)

  Creates a PipedReader so that it is not yet connected and uses the specified pipe size for the pipe's buffer. It must be connected to a PipedWriter before being used.

  Parameters:

  pipeSize - the size of the pipe's buffer.

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if pipeSize <= 0.

  Since:

  1.6

Method Detail

• connect

  public void connect(PipedWriter src)
               throws IOException

  Causes this piped reader to be connected to the piped writer src. If this object is already connected to some other piped writer, an IOException is thrown.

  If src is an unconnected piped writer and snk is an unconnected piped reader, they may be connected by either the call:

  snk.connect(src) 

  or the call:

  src.connect(snk) 

  The two calls have the same effect.

  Parameters:

  src - The piped writer to connect to.

  Throws:

  IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

• read

  public int read()
           throws IOException

  Reads the next character of data from this piped stream. If no character 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.

  Overrides:

  read in class Reader

  Returns:

  the next character of data, or -1 if the end of the stream is reached.

  Throws:

  IOException - if the pipe is broken, unconnected, closed, or an I/O error occurs.

• read

  public int read(char[] cbuf,
         int off,
         int len)
           throws IOException

  Reads up to len characters of data from this piped stream into an array of characters. Less than len characters will be read if the end of the data stream is reached or if len exceeds the pipe's buffer size. This method blocks until at least one character of input is available.

  Specified by:

  read in class Reader

  Parameters:

  cbuf - the buffer into which the data is read.

  off - the start offset of the data.

  len - the maximum number of characters read.

  Returns:

  the total number of characters 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 pipe is broken, unconnected, closed, or an I/O error occurs.

• ready

  public boolean ready()
                throws IOException

  Tell whether this stream is ready to be read. A piped character stream is ready if the circular buffer is not empty.

  Overrides:

  ready in class Reader

  Returns:

  True if the next read() is guaranteed not to block for input, false otherwise. Note that returning false does not guarantee that the next read will block.

  Throws:

  IOException - if the pipe is broken, unconnected, or closed.

• close

  public void close()
             throws IOException

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

  Specified by:

  close in interface Closeable

  Specified by:

  close in interface AutoCloseable

  Specified by:

  close in class Reader

  Throws:

  IOException - if an I/O error occurs.