Package java.io

Interface DataOutput

All Known Subinterfaces:

ObjectOutput

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataOutputStream, ObjectOutputStream, RandomAccessFile

public interface DataOutput

Defines an interface for classes that are able to write big-endian typed data to some target. Typically, this data can be read in by a class which implements DataInput. Types that can be written include byte, 16-bit short, 32-bit int, 32-bit float, 64-bit long, 64-bit double, byte strings, and MUTF-8 encoded strings.

See Also:

DataOutputStream, RandomAccessFile

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	write(byte[] buffer)	Writes the entire contents of the byte array buffer to this stream.
void	write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)	Writes count bytes from the byte array buffer starting at offset index.
void	write(int oneByte)	Writes the specified 8-bit byte.
void	writeBoolean(boolean val)	Writes the specified boolean.
void	writeByte(int val)	Writes the specified 8-bit byte.
void	writeBytes(String str)	Writes the low order 8-bit bytes from the specified string.
void	writeChar(int val)	Writes the specified 16-bit character in big-endian order.
void	writeChars(String str)	Writes the 16-bit characters contained in str in big-endian order.
void	writeDouble(double val)	Writes the specified 64-bit double in big-endian order.
void	writeFloat(float val)	Writes the specified 32-bit float in big-endian order.
void	writeInt(int val)	Writes the specified 32-bit int in big-endian order.
void	writeLong(long val)	Writes the specified 64-bit long in big-endian order.
void	writeShort(int val)	Writes the specified 16-bit short in big-endian order.
void	writeUTF(String str)	Writes the specified string encoded in modified UTF-8.

Method Detail

write

void write(byte[] buffer)
    throws IOException

Writes the entire contents of the byte array buffer to this stream.

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer to write.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

write

void write(byte[] buffer,
           int offset,
           int count)
    throws IOException

Writes count bytes from the byte array buffer starting at offset index.

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer to write.

offset - the index of the first byte in buffer to write.

count - the number of bytes from the buffer to write.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

write

void write(int oneByte)
    throws IOException

Writes the specified 8-bit byte.

Parameters:

oneByte - the byte to write.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

See Also:

DataInput.readByte()

writeBoolean

void writeBoolean(boolean val)
           throws IOException

Writes the specified boolean.

Parameters:

val - the boolean value to write.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

See Also:

DataInput.readBoolean()

writeByte

void writeByte(int val)
        throws IOException

Writes the specified 8-bit byte.

Parameters:

val - the byte value to write.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

See Also:

DataInput.readByte(), DataInput.readUnsignedByte()

writeBytes

void writeBytes(String str)
         throws IOException

Writes the low order 8-bit bytes from the specified string.

Parameters:

str - the string containing the bytes to write.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

writeChar

void writeChar(int val)
        throws IOException

Writes the specified 16-bit character in big-endian order. Only the two least significant bytes of the integer oneByte are written.

Parameters:

val - the character to write.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

See Also:

DataInput.readChar()

writeChars

void writeChars(String str)
         throws IOException

Writes the 16-bit characters contained in str in big-endian order.

Parameters:

str - the string that contains the characters to write.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

See Also:

DataInput.readChar()

writeDouble

void writeDouble(double val)
          throws IOException

Writes the specified 64-bit double in big-endian order. The resulting output is the eight bytes returned by Double.doubleToLongBits(double).

Parameters:

val - the double to write.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

See Also:

DataInput.readDouble()

writeFloat

void writeFloat(float val)
         throws IOException

Writes the specified 32-bit float in big-endian order. The resulting output is the four bytes returned by Float.floatToIntBits(float).

Parameters:

val - the float to write.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

See Also:

DataInput.readFloat()

writeInt

void writeInt(int val)
       throws IOException

Writes the specified 32-bit int in big-endian order.

Parameters:

val - the int to write.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

See Also:

DataInput.readInt()

writeLong

void writeLong(long val)
        throws IOException

Writes the specified 64-bit long in big-endian order.

Parameters:

val - the long to write.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

See Also:

DataInput.readLong()

writeShort

void writeShort(int val)
         throws IOException

Writes the specified 16-bit short in big-endian order. Only the lower two bytes of val are written.

Parameters:

val - the short to write.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

See Also:

DataInput.readShort(), DataInput.readUnsignedShort()

writeUTF

void writeUTF(String str)
       throws IOException

Writes the specified string encoded in modified UTF-8.

Parameters:

str - the string to write encoded in modified UTF-8.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs while writing.

See Also:

DataInput.readUTF()