Qore::InputStream Class Reference

This class defines an abstract interface for input streams. More...

#include <QC_InputStream.dox.h>

Inheritance diagram for Qore::InputStream:

Public Member Methods
	constructor ()
	Constructor. More...
abstract int	peek ()
	Peeks the next byte available from the input stream; returns -1 if no more data available. More...
abstract *binary	read (int limit)
	Reads bytes (up to a specified limit) from the input stream; returns NOTHING if there are no more bytes in the stream. More...
Public Member Methods inherited from Qore::StreamBase
	constructor ()
	Throws an exception if called directly; this class can only be instantiated by builtin subclasses. More...
int	getThreadId ()
	Get the currently assigned thread id or -1 if not assigned to any thread.
nothing	reassignThread ()
	Reassigns current thread as thread used for stream manipulation. More...
nothing	unassignThread ()
	Unassigns current thread as thread used for stream manipulation. More...

Detailed Description

This class defines an abstract interface for input streams.

Classes inheriting this class can be used to read bytes from various sources.

See also

StreamReader for a class that can be used to read various kinds of data from an InputStream

Note

stream classes are not designed to be accessed from multiple threads; they have been implemented without locking for fast and efficient use when used from a single thread. For methods that would be unsafe to use in another thread, any use of such methods in threads other than the thread where the constructor was called will cause a STREAM-THREAD-ERROR to be thrown, unless the stream is handed off to another thread using the StreamBase::unassignThread() method in the thread that currently owns the stream, and the StreamBase::reassignThread() method in the new thread.

Since

Qore 0.8.13

Member Function Documentation

constructor()

Qore::InputStream::constructor

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)

Constructor.

Used by subclasses defined in the Qore programming language.

peek()

abstract int Qore::InputStream::peek ( )

pure virtual

Peeks the next byte available from the input stream; returns -1 if no more data available.

Returns

the next byte available from the input stream or -1 if no more data is available

Example:

int nextByte = is.peek();

Implemented in Qore::BinaryInputStream, Qore::EncodingConversionInputStream, Qore::FileInputStream, Qore::PipeInputStream, Qore::StringInputStream, and Qore::TransformInputStream.

read()

abstract *binary Qore::InputStream::read ( int  limit )

pure virtual

Reads bytes (up to a specified limit) from the input stream; returns NOTHING if there are no more bytes in the stream.

Parameters

limit

the maximum number of bytes to read

Returns

the read bytes (the length is between 1 and `limit` inclusive) or NOTHING if no more bytes are available

Example:

*binary b;
while (b = is.read(10)) {
    printf("Read: %y\n", b);
}

Implemented in Qore::BinaryInputStream, Qore::EncodingConversionInputStream, Qore::FileInputStream, Qore::PipeInputStream, Qore::StringInputStream, and Qore::TransformInputStream.