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package java.io;

This class implements a character buffer that can be used as a character-input stream.
Author: Herb Jellinek
Since: 1.1
/** * This class implements a character buffer that can be used as a * character-input stream. * * @author Herb Jellinek * @since 1.1 */
public class CharArrayReader extends Reader {
The character buffer.
/** The character buffer. */
protected char buf[];
The current buffer position.
/** The current buffer position. */
protected int pos;
The position of mark in buffer.
/** The position of mark in buffer. */
protected int markedPos = 0;
The index of the end of this buffer. There is not valid data at or beyond this index.
/** * The index of the end of this buffer. There is not valid * data at or beyond this index. */
protected int count;
Creates a CharArrayReader from the specified array of chars.
Params:
  • buf – Input buffer (not copied)
/** * Creates a CharArrayReader from the specified array of chars. * @param buf Input buffer (not copied) */
public CharArrayReader(char buf[]) { this.buf = buf; this.pos = 0; this.count = buf.length; }
Creates a CharArrayReader from the specified array of chars.

The resulting reader will start reading at the given offset. The total number of char values that can be read from this reader will be either length or buf.length-offset, whichever is smaller.

Params:
  • buf – Input buffer (not copied)
  • offset – Offset of the first char to read
  • length – Number of chars to read
Throws:
  • IllegalArgumentException – If offset is negative or greater than buf.length, or if length is negative, or if the sum of these two values is negative.
/** * Creates a CharArrayReader from the specified array of chars. * * <p> The resulting reader will start reading at the given * {@code offset}. The total number of {@code char} values that can be * read from this reader will be either {@code length} or * {@code buf.length-offset}, whichever is smaller. * * @throws IllegalArgumentException * If {@code offset} is negative or greater than * {@code buf.length}, or if {@code length} is negative, or if * the sum of these two values is negative. * * @param buf Input buffer (not copied) * @param offset Offset of the first char to read * @param length Number of chars to read */
public CharArrayReader(char buf[], int offset, int length) { if ((offset < 0) || (offset > buf.length) || (length < 0) || ((offset + length) < 0)) { throw new IllegalArgumentException(); } this.buf = buf; this.pos = offset; this.count = Math.min(offset + length, buf.length); this.markedPos = offset; }
Checks to make sure that the stream has not been closed
/** Checks to make sure that the stream has not been closed */
private void ensureOpen() throws IOException { if (buf == null) throw new IOException("Stream closed"); }
Reads a single character.
Throws:
  • IOException – If an I/O error occurs
/** * Reads a single character. * * @throws IOException If an I/O error occurs */
public int read() throws IOException { synchronized (lock) { ensureOpen(); if (pos >= count) return -1; else return buf[pos++]; } }
Reads characters into a portion of an array.
Params:
  • b – Destination buffer
  • off – Offset at which to start storing characters
  • len – Maximum number of characters to read
Throws:
Returns: The actual number of characters read, or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached
/** * Reads characters into a portion of an array. * @param b Destination buffer * @param off Offset at which to start storing characters * @param len Maximum number of characters to read * @return The actual number of characters read, or -1 if * the end of the stream has been reached * * @throws IOException If an I/O error occurs * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {@inheritDoc} */
public int read(char b[], int off, int len) throws IOException { synchronized (lock) { ensureOpen(); if ((off < 0) || (off > b.length) || (len < 0) || ((off + len) > b.length) || ((off + len) < 0)) { throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(); } else if (len == 0) { return 0; } if (pos >= count) { return -1; } int avail = count - pos; if (len > avail) { len = avail; } if (len <= 0) { return 0; } System.arraycopy(buf, pos, b, off, len); pos += len; return len; } }
Skips characters. Returns the number of characters that were skipped.

The n parameter may be negative, even though the skip method of the Reader superclass throws an exception in this case. If n is negative, then this method does nothing and returns 0.

Params:
  • n – The number of characters to skip
Throws:
  • IOException – If the stream is closed, or an I/O error occurs
Returns: The number of characters actually skipped
/** * Skips characters. Returns the number of characters that were skipped. * * <p>The {@code n} parameter may be negative, even though the * {@code skip} method of the {@link Reader} superclass throws * an exception in this case. If {@code n} is negative, then * this method does nothing and returns {@code 0}. * * @param n The number of characters to skip * @return The number of characters actually skipped * @throws IOException If the stream is closed, or an I/O error occurs */
public long skip(long n) throws IOException { synchronized (lock) { ensureOpen(); long avail = count - pos; if (n > avail) { n = avail; } if (n < 0) { return 0; } pos += n; return n; } }
Tells whether this stream is ready to be read. Character-array readers are always ready to be read.
Throws:
  • IOException – If an I/O error occurs
/** * Tells whether this stream is ready to be read. Character-array readers * are always ready to be read. * * @throws IOException If an I/O error occurs */
public boolean ready() throws IOException { synchronized (lock) { ensureOpen(); return (count - pos) > 0; } }
Tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation, which it does.
/** * Tells whether this stream supports the mark() operation, which it does. */
public boolean markSupported() { return true; }
Marks the present position in the stream. Subsequent calls to reset() will reposition the stream to this point.
Params:
  • readAheadLimit – Limit on the number of characters that may be read while still preserving the mark. Because the stream's input comes from a character array, there is no actual limit; hence this argument is ignored.
Throws:
/** * Marks the present position in the stream. Subsequent calls to reset() * will reposition the stream to this point. * * @param readAheadLimit Limit on the number of characters that may be * read while still preserving the mark. Because * the stream's input comes from a character array, * there is no actual limit; hence this argument is * ignored. * * @throws IOException If an I/O error occurs */
public void mark(int readAheadLimit) throws IOException { synchronized (lock) { ensureOpen(); markedPos = pos; } }
Resets the stream to the most recent mark, or to the beginning if it has never been marked.
Throws:
  • IOException – If an I/O error occurs
/** * Resets the stream to the most recent mark, or to the beginning if it has * never been marked. * * @throws IOException If an I/O error occurs */
public void reset() throws IOException { synchronized (lock) { ensureOpen(); pos = markedPos; } }
Closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with it. Once the stream has been closed, further read(), ready(), mark(), reset(), or skip() invocations will throw an IOException. Closing a previously closed stream has no effect. This method will block while there is another thread blocking on the reader.
/** * Closes the stream and releases any system resources associated with * it. Once the stream has been closed, further read(), ready(), * mark(), reset(), or skip() invocations will throw an IOException. * Closing a previously closed stream has no effect. This method will block * while there is another thread blocking on the reader. */
public void close() { synchronized (lock) { buf = null; } } }