public class

DigestInputStream

extends FilterInputStream
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.io.InputStream
     ↳ java.io.FilterInputStream
       ↳ java.security.DigestInputStream

Class Overview

A transparent stream that updates the associated message digest using the bits going through the stream.

To complete the message digest computation, call one of the digest methods on the associated message digest after your calls to one of this digest input stream's read methods.

It is possible to turn this stream on or off (see on). When it is on, a call to one of the read methods results in an update on the message digest. But when it is off, the message digest is not updated. The default is for the stream to be on.

Note that digest objects can compute only one digest (see MessageDigest), so that in order to compute intermediate digests, a caller should retain a handle onto the digest object, and clone it for each digest to be computed, leaving the orginal digest untouched.

Summary

Fields
protected MessageDigest digest The message digest associated with this stream.
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Inherited Fields
From class java.io.FilterInputStream
Public Constructors
DigestInputStream(InputStream stream, MessageDigest digest)
Creates a digest input stream, using the specified input stream and message digest.
Public Methods
MessageDigest getMessageDigest()
Returns the message digest associated with this stream.
void on(boolean on)
Turns the digest function on or off.
int read()
Reads a byte, and updates the message digest (if the digest function is on).
int read(byte[] b, int off, int len)
Reads into a byte array, and updates the message digest (if the digest function is on).
void setMessageDigest(MessageDigest digest)
Associates the specified message digest with this stream.
String toString()
Prints a string representation of this digest input stream and its associated message digest object.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.io.FilterInputStream
From class java.io.InputStream
From class java.lang.Object
From interface java.io.Closeable

Fields

protected MessageDigest digest

The message digest associated with this stream.

Public Constructors

public DigestInputStream (InputStream stream, MessageDigest digest)

Creates a digest input stream, using the specified input stream and message digest.

Parameters
stream the input stream.
digest the message digest to associate with this stream.

Public Methods

public MessageDigest getMessageDigest ()

Returns the message digest associated with this stream.

Returns
  • the message digest associated with this stream.

public void on (boolean on)

Turns the digest function on or off. The default is on. When it is on, a call to one of the read methods results in an update on the message digest. But when it is off, the message digest is not updated.

Parameters
on true to turn the digest function on, false to turn it off.

public int read ()

Reads a byte, and updates the message digest (if the digest function is on). That is, this method reads a byte from the input stream, blocking until the byte is actually read. If the digest function is on (see on), this method will then call update on the message digest associated with this stream, passing it the byte read.

Returns
  • the byte read.
Throws
IOException if an I/O error occurs.
See Also

public int read (byte[] b, int off, int len)

Reads into a byte array, and updates the message digest (if the digest function is on). That is, this method reads up to len bytes from the input stream into the array b, starting at offset off. This method blocks until the data is actually read. If the digest function is on (see on), this method will then call update on the message digest associated with this stream, passing it the data.

Parameters
b the array into which the data is read.
off the starting offset into b of where the data should be placed.
len the maximum number of bytes to be read from the input stream into b, starting at offset off.
Returns
  • the actual number of bytes read. This is less than len if the end of the stream is reached prior to reading len bytes. -1 is returned if no bytes were read because the end of the stream had already been reached when the call was made.
Throws
IOException if an I/O error occurs.

public void setMessageDigest (MessageDigest digest)

Associates the specified message digest with this stream.

Parameters
digest the message digest to be associated with this stream.

public String toString ()

Prints a string representation of this digest input stream and its associated message digest object.

Returns
  • a string representation of the object.