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| package java.nio.channels; |
| |
| import java.io.IOException; |
| import java.nio.ByteBuffer; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * A channel that can read bytes into a sequence of buffers. |
| * |
| * <p> A <i>scattering</i> read operation reads, in a single invocation, a |
| * sequence of bytes into one or more of a given sequence of buffers. |
| * Scattering reads are often useful when implementing network protocols or |
| * file formats that, for example, group data into segments consisting of one |
| * or more fixed-length headers followed by a variable-length body. Similar |
| * <i>gathering</i> write operations are defined in the {@link |
| * GatheringByteChannel} interface. </p> |
| * |
| * |
| * @author Mark Reinhold |
| * @author JSR-51 Expert Group |
| * @since 1.4 |
| */ |
| |
| public interface ScatteringByteChannel |
| extends ReadableByteChannel |
| { |
| |
| /** |
| * Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into a subsequence of the |
| * given buffers. |
| * |
| * <p> An invocation of this method attempts to read up to <i>r</i> bytes |
| * from this channel, where <i>r</i> is the total number of bytes remaining |
| * the specified subsequence of the given buffer array, that is, |
| * |
| * <blockquote><pre> |
| * dsts[offset].remaining() |
| * + dsts[offset+1].remaining() |
| * + ... + dsts[offset+length-1].remaining()</pre></blockquote> |
| * |
| * at the moment that this method is invoked. |
| * |
| * <p> Suppose that a byte sequence of length <i>n</i> is read, where |
| * {@code 0} {@code <=} <i>n</i> {@code <=} <i>r</i>. |
| * Up to the first {@code dsts[offset].remaining()} bytes of this sequence |
| * are transferred into buffer {@code dsts[offset]}, up to the next |
| * {@code dsts[offset+1].remaining()} bytes are transferred into buffer |
| * {@code dsts[offset+1]}, and so forth, until the entire byte sequence |
| * is transferred into the given buffers. As many bytes as possible are |
| * transferred into each buffer, hence the final position of each updated |
| * buffer, except the last updated buffer, is guaranteed to be equal to |
| * that buffer's limit. |
| * |
| * <p> This method may be invoked at any time. If another thread has |
| * already initiated a read operation upon this channel, however, then an |
| * invocation of this method will block until the first operation is |
| * complete. </p> |
| * |
| * @param dsts |
| * The buffers into which bytes are to be transferred |
| * |
| * @param offset |
| * The offset within the buffer array of the first buffer into |
| * which bytes are to be transferred; must be non-negative and no |
| * larger than {@code dsts.length} |
| * |
| * @param length |
| * The maximum number of buffers to be accessed; must be |
| * non-negative and no larger than |
| * {@code dsts.length} - {@code offset} |
| * |
| * @return The number of bytes read, possibly zero, |
| * or {@code -1} if the channel has reached end-of-stream |
| * |
| * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException |
| * If the preconditions on the {@code offset} and {@code length} |
| * parameters do not hold |
| * |
| * @throws NonReadableChannelException |
| * If this channel was not opened for reading |
| * |
| * @throws ClosedChannelException |
| * If this channel is closed |
| * |
| * @throws AsynchronousCloseException |
| * If another thread closes this channel |
| * while the read operation is in progress |
| * |
| * @throws ClosedByInterruptException |
| * If another thread interrupts the current thread |
| * while the read operation is in progress, thereby |
| * closing the channel and setting the current thread's |
| * interrupt status |
| * |
| * @throws IOException |
| * If some other I/O error occurs |
| */ |
| public long read(ByteBuffer[] dsts, int offset, int length) |
| throws IOException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into the given buffers. |
| * |
| * <p> An invocation of this method of the form {@code c.read(dsts)} |
| * behaves in exactly the same manner as the invocation |
| * |
| * <blockquote><pre> |
| * c.read(dsts, 0, dsts.length);</pre></blockquote> |
| * |
| * @param dsts |
| * The buffers into which bytes are to be transferred |
| * |
| * @return The number of bytes read, possibly zero, |
| * or {@code -1} if the channel has reached end-of-stream |
| * |
| * @throws NonReadableChannelException |
| * If this channel was not opened for reading |
| * |
| * @throws ClosedChannelException |
| * If this channel is closed |
| * |
| * @throws AsynchronousCloseException |
| * If another thread closes this channel |
| * while the read operation is in progress |
| * |
| * @throws ClosedByInterruptException |
| * If another thread interrupts the current thread |
| * while the read operation is in progress, thereby |
| * closing the channel and setting the current thread's |
| * interrupt status |
| * |
| * @throws IOException |
| * If some other I/O error occurs |
| */ |
| public long read(ByteBuffer[] dsts) throws IOException; |
| |
| } |