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package java.io;

import java.util.Arrays;

This class implements an output stream in which the data is written into a byte array. The buffer automatically grows as data is written to it. The data can be retrieved using toByteArray() and toString().

Closing a ByteArrayOutputStream has no effect. The methods in this class can be called after the stream has been closed without generating an IOException.

Author: Arthur van Hoff
Since: JDK1.0
/** * This class implements an output stream in which the data is * written into a byte array. The buffer automatically grows as data * is written to it. * The data can be retrieved using <code>toByteArray()</code> and * <code>toString()</code>. * <p> * Closing a <tt>ByteArrayOutputStream</tt> has no effect. The methods in * this class can be called after the stream has been closed without * generating an <tt>IOException</tt>. * * @author Arthur van Hoff * @since JDK1.0 */
public class ByteArrayOutputStream extends OutputStream {
The buffer where data is stored.
/** * The buffer where data is stored. */
protected byte buf[];
The number of valid bytes in the buffer.
/** * The number of valid bytes in the buffer. */
protected int count;
Creates a new byte array output stream. The buffer capacity is initially 32 bytes, though its size increases if necessary.
/** * Creates a new byte array output stream. The buffer capacity is * initially 32 bytes, though its size increases if necessary. */
public ByteArrayOutputStream() { this(32); }
Creates a new byte array output stream, with a buffer capacity of the specified size, in bytes.
Params:
  • size – the initial size.
Throws:
/** * Creates a new byte array output stream, with a buffer capacity of * the specified size, in bytes. * * @param size the initial size. * @exception IllegalArgumentException if size is negative. */
public ByteArrayOutputStream(int size) { if (size < 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Negative initial size: " + size); } buf = new byte[size]; }
Increases the capacity if necessary to ensure that it can hold at least the number of elements specified by the minimum capacity argument.
Params:
  • minCapacity – the desired minimum capacity
Throws:
  • OutOfMemoryError – if minCapacity < 0. This is interpreted as a request for the unsatisfiably large capacity (long) Integer.MAX_VALUE + (minCapacity - Integer.MAX_VALUE).
/** * Increases the capacity if necessary to ensure that it can hold * at least the number of elements specified by the minimum * capacity argument. * * @param minCapacity the desired minimum capacity * @throws OutOfMemoryError if {@code minCapacity < 0}. This is * interpreted as a request for the unsatisfiably large capacity * {@code (long) Integer.MAX_VALUE + (minCapacity - Integer.MAX_VALUE)}. */
private void ensureCapacity(int minCapacity) { // overflow-conscious code if (minCapacity - buf.length > 0) grow(minCapacity); }
The maximum size of array to allocate. Some VMs reserve some header words in an array. Attempts to allocate larger arrays may result in OutOfMemoryError: Requested array size exceeds VM limit
/** * The maximum size of array to allocate. * Some VMs reserve some header words in an array. * Attempts to allocate larger arrays may result in * OutOfMemoryError: Requested array size exceeds VM limit */
private static final int MAX_ARRAY_SIZE = Integer.MAX_VALUE - 8;
Increases the capacity to ensure that it can hold at least the number of elements specified by the minimum capacity argument.
Params:
  • minCapacity – the desired minimum capacity
/** * Increases the capacity to ensure that it can hold at least the * number of elements specified by the minimum capacity argument. * * @param minCapacity the desired minimum capacity */
private void grow(int minCapacity) { // overflow-conscious code int oldCapacity = buf.length; int newCapacity = oldCapacity << 1; if (newCapacity - minCapacity < 0) newCapacity = minCapacity; if (newCapacity - MAX_ARRAY_SIZE > 0) newCapacity = hugeCapacity(minCapacity); buf = Arrays.copyOf(buf, newCapacity); } private static int hugeCapacity(int minCapacity) { if (minCapacity < 0) // overflow throw new OutOfMemoryError(); return (minCapacity > MAX_ARRAY_SIZE) ? Integer.MAX_VALUE : MAX_ARRAY_SIZE; }
Writes the specified byte to this byte array output stream.
Params:
  • b – the byte to be written.
/** * Writes the specified byte to this byte array output stream. * * @param b the byte to be written. */
public synchronized void write(int b) { ensureCapacity(count + 1); buf[count] = (byte) b; count += 1; }
Writes len bytes from the specified byte array starting at offset off to this byte array output stream.
Params:
  • b – the data.
  • off – the start offset in the data.
  • len – the number of bytes to write.
/** * Writes <code>len</code> bytes from the specified byte array * starting at offset <code>off</code> to this byte array output stream. * * @param b the data. * @param off the start offset in the data. * @param len the number of bytes to write. */
public synchronized void write(byte b[], int off, int len) { if ((off < 0) || (off > b.length) || (len < 0) || ((off + len) - b.length > 0)) { throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(); } ensureCapacity(count + len); System.arraycopy(b, off, buf, count, len); count += len; }
Writes the complete contents of this byte array output stream to the specified output stream argument, as if by calling the output stream's write method using out.write(buf, 0, count).
Params:
  • out – the output stream to which to write the data.
Throws:
/** * Writes the complete contents of this byte array output stream to * the specified output stream argument, as if by calling the output * stream's write method using <code>out.write(buf, 0, count)</code>. * * @param out the output stream to which to write the data. * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs. */
public synchronized void writeTo(OutputStream out) throws IOException { out.write(buf, 0, count); }
Resets the count field of this byte array output stream to zero, so that all currently accumulated output in the output stream is discarded. The output stream can be used again, reusing the already allocated buffer space.
See Also:
  • count.count
/** * Resets the <code>count</code> field of this byte array output * stream to zero, so that all currently accumulated output in the * output stream is discarded. The output stream can be used again, * reusing the already allocated buffer space. * * @see java.io.ByteArrayInputStream#count */
public synchronized void reset() { count = 0; }
Creates a newly allocated byte array. Its size is the current size of this output stream and the valid contents of the buffer have been copied into it.
See Also:
Returns: the current contents of this output stream, as a byte array.
/** * Creates a newly allocated byte array. Its size is the current * size of this output stream and the valid contents of the buffer * have been copied into it. * * @return the current contents of this output stream, as a byte array. * @see java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream#size() */
public synchronized byte toByteArray()[] { return Arrays.copyOf(buf, count); }
Returns the current size of the buffer.
See Also:
Returns: the value of the count field, which is the number of valid bytes in this output stream.
/** * Returns the current size of the buffer. * * @return the value of the <code>count</code> field, which is the number * of valid bytes in this output stream. * @see java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream#count */
public synchronized int size() { return count; }
Converts the buffer's contents into a string decoding bytes using the platform's default character set. The length of the new String is a function of the character set, and hence may not be equal to the size of the buffer.

This method always replaces malformed-input and unmappable-character sequences with the default replacement string for the platform's default character set. The CharsetDecoder class should be used when more control over the decoding process is required.

Returns:String decoded from the buffer's contents.
Since: JDK1.1
/** * Converts the buffer's contents into a string decoding bytes using the * platform's default character set. The length of the new <tt>String</tt> * is a function of the character set, and hence may not be equal to the * size of the buffer. * * <p> This method always replaces malformed-input and unmappable-character * sequences with the default replacement string for the platform's * default character set. The {@linkplain java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder} * class should be used when more control over the decoding process is * required. * * @return String decoded from the buffer's contents. * @since JDK1.1 */
public synchronized String toString() { return new String(buf, 0, count); }
Converts the buffer's contents into a string by decoding the bytes using the named charset. The length of the new String is a function of the charset, and hence may not be equal to the length of the byte array.

This method always replaces malformed-input and unmappable-character sequences with this charset's default replacement string. The CharsetDecoder class should be used when more control over the decoding process is required.

Params:
  • charsetName – the name of a supported charset
Throws:
Returns: String decoded from the buffer's contents.
Since: JDK1.1
/** * Converts the buffer's contents into a string by decoding the bytes using * the named {@link java.nio.charset.Charset charset}. The length of the new * <tt>String</tt> is a function of the charset, and hence may not be equal * to the length of the byte array. * * <p> This method always replaces malformed-input and unmappable-character * sequences with this charset's default replacement string. The {@link * java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder} class should be used when more control * over the decoding process is required. * * @param charsetName the name of a supported * {@link java.nio.charset.Charset charset} * @return String decoded from the buffer's contents. * @exception UnsupportedEncodingException * If the named charset is not supported * @since JDK1.1 */
public synchronized String toString(String charsetName) throws UnsupportedEncodingException { return new String(buf, 0, count, charsetName); }
Creates a newly allocated string. Its size is the current size of the output stream and the valid contents of the buffer have been copied into it. Each character c in the resulting string is constructed from the corresponding element b in the byte array such that:
    c == (char)(((hibyte & 0xff) << 8) | (b & 0xff))
Params:
  • hibyte – the high byte of each resulting Unicode character.
See Also:
Deprecated:This method does not properly convert bytes into characters. As of JDK 1.1, the preferred way to do this is via the toString(String enc) method, which takes an encoding-name argument, or the toString() method, which uses the platform's default character encoding.
Returns: the current contents of the output stream, as a string.
/** * Creates a newly allocated string. Its size is the current size of * the output stream and the valid contents of the buffer have been * copied into it. Each character <i>c</i> in the resulting string is * constructed from the corresponding element <i>b</i> in the byte * array such that: * <blockquote><pre> * c == (char)(((hibyte &amp; 0xff) &lt;&lt; 8) | (b &amp; 0xff)) * </pre></blockquote> * * @deprecated This method does not properly convert bytes into characters. * As of JDK&nbsp;1.1, the preferred way to do this is via the * <code>toString(String enc)</code> method, which takes an encoding-name * argument, or the <code>toString()</code> method, which uses the * platform's default character encoding. * * @param hibyte the high byte of each resulting Unicode character. * @return the current contents of the output stream, as a string. * @see java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream#size() * @see java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream#toString(String) * @see java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream#toString() */
@Deprecated public synchronized String toString(int hibyte) { return new String(buf, hibyte, 0, count); }
Closing a ByteArrayOutputStream has no effect. The methods in this class can be called after the stream has been closed without generating an IOException.
/** * Closing a <tt>ByteArrayOutputStream</tt> has no effect. The methods in * this class can be called after the stream has been closed without * generating an <tt>IOException</tt>. */
public void close() throws IOException { } }