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package java.io;
/**
* ObjectInput extends the DataInput interface to include the reading of
* objects. DataInput includes methods for the input of primitive types,
* ObjectInput extends that interface to include objects, arrays, and Strings.
*
* @author unascribed
* @see java.io.InputStream
* @see java.io.ObjectOutputStream
* @see java.io.ObjectInputStream
* @since JDK1.1
*/
public interface ObjectInput extends DataInput {
/**
* Read and return an object. The class that implements this interface
* defines where the object is "read" from.
*
* @return the object read from the stream
* @exception java.lang.ClassNotFoundException If the class of a serialized
* object cannot be found.
* @exception IOException If any of the usual Input/Output
* related exceptions occur.
*/
public Object readObject()
throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException;
/**
* Reads a byte of data. This method will block if no input is
* available.
* @return the byte read, or -1 if the end of the
* stream is reached.
* @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
*/
public int read() throws IOException;
/**
* Reads into an array of bytes. This method will
* block until some input is available.
* @param b the buffer into which the data is read
* @return the actual number of bytes read, -1 is
* returned when the end of the stream is reached.
* @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
*/
public int read(byte b[]) throws IOException;
/**
* Reads into an array of bytes. This method will
* block until some input is available.
* @param b the buffer into which the data is read
* @param off the start offset of the data
* @param len the maximum number of bytes read
* @return the actual number of bytes read, -1 is
* returned when the end of the stream is reached.
* @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
*/
public int read(byte b[], int off, int len) throws IOException;
/**
* Skips n bytes of input.
* @param n the number of bytes to be skipped
* @return the actual number of bytes skipped.
* @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
*/
public long skip(long n) throws IOException;
/**
* Returns the number of bytes that can be read
* without blocking.
* @return the number of available bytes.
* @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
*/
public int available() throws IOException;
/**
* Closes the input stream. Must be called
* to release any resources associated with
* the stream.
* @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
*/
public void close() throws IOException;
}