Class ByteArrayOutputStream
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable
,Flushable
,AutoCloseable
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
.
This is an alternative implementation of the ByteArrayOutputStream
class. The original implementation only allocates 32 bytes at the beginning.
As this class is designed for heavy duty it starts at 1024 bytes. In contrast
to the original it doesn't reallocate the whole memory block but allocates
additional buffers. This way no buffers need to be garbage collected and
the contents don't have to be copied to the new buffer. This class is
designed to behave exactly like the original. The only exception is the
deprecated toString(int) method that has been ignored.
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorDescriptionCreates a new byte array output stream.ByteArrayOutputStream
(int size) Creates a new byte array output stream, with a buffer capacity of the specified size, in bytes. -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoid
close()
Closing aByteArrayOutputStream
has no effect.void
reset()
int
size()
Return the current size of the byte array.static InputStream
toBufferedInputStream
(InputStream input) Fetches entire contents of anInputStream
and represent same data as result InputStream.static InputStream
toBufferedInputStream
(InputStream input, int size) Fetches entire contents of anInputStream
and represent same data as result InputStream.byte[]
Gets the curent contents of this byte stream as a byte array.Gets the current contents of this byte stream as a Input Stream.toString()
Deprecated.Gets the curent contents of this byte stream as a string using the specified encoding.Gets the curent contents of this byte stream as a string using the specified encoding.void
write
(byte[] b, int off, int len) Write the bytes to byte array.void
write
(int b) Write a byte to byte array.int
write
(InputStream in) Writes the entire contents of the specified input stream to this byte stream.void
writeTo
(OutputStream out) Writes the entire contents of this byte stream to the specified output stream.Methods inherited from class java.io.OutputStream
flush, write
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Constructor Details
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ByteArrayOutputStream
public ByteArrayOutputStream()Creates a new byte array output stream. The buffer capacity is initially 1024 bytes, though its size increases if necessary. -
ByteArrayOutputStream
public ByteArrayOutputStream(int size) Creates a new byte array output stream, with a buffer capacity of the specified size, in bytes.- Parameters:
size
- the initial size- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if size is negative
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Method Details
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write
public void write(byte[] b, int off, int len) Write the bytes to byte array.- Overrides:
write
in classOutputStream
- Parameters:
b
- the bytes to writeoff
- The start offsetlen
- The number of bytes to write
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write
public void write(int b) Write a byte to byte array.- Specified by:
write
in classOutputStream
- Parameters:
b
- the byte to write
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write
Writes the entire contents of the specified input stream to this byte stream. Bytes from the input stream are read directly into the internal buffers of this streams.- Parameters:
in
- the input stream to read from- Returns:
- total number of bytes read from the input stream (and written to this stream)
- Throws:
IOException
- if an I/O error occurs while reading the input stream- Since:
- 1.4
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size
public int size()Return the current size of the byte array.- Returns:
- the current size of the byte array
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close
Closing aByteArrayOutputStream
has no effect. The methods in this class can be called after the stream has been closed without generating anIOException
.- Specified by:
close
in interfaceAutoCloseable
- Specified by:
close
in interfaceCloseable
- Overrides:
close
in classOutputStream
- Throws:
IOException
- never (this method should not declare this exception but it has to now due to backwards compatibility)
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reset
public void reset()- See Also:
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writeTo
Writes the entire contents of this byte stream to the specified output stream.- Parameters:
out
- the output stream to write to- Throws:
IOException
- if an I/O error occurs, such as if the stream is closed- See Also:
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toBufferedInputStream
Fetches entire contents of anInputStream
and represent same data as result InputStream.This method is useful where,
- Source InputStream is slow.
- It has network resources associated, so we cannot keep it open for long time.
- It has network timeout associated.
toByteArray()
, since it avoids unnecessary allocation and copy of byte[].
This method buffers the input internally, so there is no need to use aBufferedInputStream
.- Parameters:
input
- Stream to be fully buffered.- Returns:
- A fully buffered stream.
- Throws:
IOException
- if an I/O error occurs- Since:
- 2.0
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toBufferedInputStream
Fetches entire contents of anInputStream
and represent same data as result InputStream.This method is useful where,
- Source InputStream is slow.
- It has network resources associated, so we cannot keep it open for long time.
- It has network timeout associated.
toByteArray()
, since it avoids unnecessary allocation and copy of byte[].
This method buffers the input internally, so there is no need to use aBufferedInputStream
.- Parameters:
input
- Stream to be fully buffered.size
- the initial buffer size- Returns:
- A fully buffered stream.
- Throws:
IOException
- if an I/O error occurs- Since:
- 2.5
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toInputStream
Gets the current contents of this byte stream as a Input Stream. The returned stream is backed by buffers ofthis
stream, avoiding memory allocation and copy, thus saving space and time.- Returns:
- the current contents of this output stream.
- Since:
- 2.5
- See Also:
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toByteArray
public byte[] toByteArray()Gets the curent contents of this byte stream as a byte array. The result is independent of this stream.- Returns:
- the current contents of this output stream, as a byte array
- See Also:
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toString
Deprecated.2.5 usetoString(String)
insteadGets the curent contents of this byte stream as a string using the platform default charset. -
toString
Gets the curent contents of this byte stream as a string using the specified encoding.- Parameters:
enc
- the name of the character encoding- Returns:
- the string converted from the byte array
- Throws:
UnsupportedEncodingException
- if the encoding is not supported- See Also:
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toString
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toString(String)
instead