package

javax.imageio.stream

A package of the Java Image I/O API dealing with low-level I/O from files and streams.

The ImageInputStream interface unifies streaming and file-based operations. An abstract base class, ImageInputStreamImpl is provided to simplify writing a new ImageInputStream class. Concrete implementation classes (FileImageInputStream, FileCacheImageInputStream, and MemoryCacheImageInputStream) are provided that allow input to come from a File or InputStream with or without the use of a temporary cache file.

The ImageOutputStream interface performs an analogous function for output. An abstract base class, ImageOutputStreamImpl is provided, along with concrete implementation classes (FileImageOutputStream, FileCacheImageOutputStream, and MemoryCacheImageOutputStream) are provided that allow output to go to a File or OutputStream with or without the use of a temporary cache file.

The IIOByteBuffer class provides an alternative way to perform reads of sequences of bytes that reduces the amount of internal data copying.

Interfaces

ImageInputStream A seekable input stream interface for use by ImageReaders. 
ImageOutputStream A seekable output stream interface for use by ImageWriters. 

Classes

FileCacheImageInputStream An implementation of ImageInputStream that gets its input from a regular InputStream
FileCacheImageOutputStream An implementation of ImageOutputStream that writes its output to a regular OutputStream
FileImageInputStream An implementation of ImageInputStream that gets its input from a File or RandomAccessFile
FileImageOutputStream An implementation of ImageOutputStream that writes its output directly to a File or RandomAccessFile
IIOByteBuffer A class representing a mutable reference to an array of bytes and an offset and length within that array. 
ImageInputStreamImpl An abstract class implementing the ImageInputStream interface. 
ImageOutputStreamImpl An abstract class implementing the ImageOutputStream interface. 
MemoryCacheImageInputStream An implementation of ImageInputStream that gets its input from a regular InputStream
MemoryCacheImageOutputStream An implementation of ImageOutputStream that writes its output to a regular OutputStream