NIO2 API

org.classpath.icedtea.java.nio.channels
Interface SeekableByteChannel

All Superinterfaces:
ByteChannel, Channel, Closeable, ReadableByteChannel, WritableByteChannel
All Known Implementing Classes:
FileChannel

public interface SeekableByteChannel
extends ByteChannel

A byte channel that maintains a current position and allows the position to be changed.

A seekable byte channel is connected to an entity, typically a file, that contains a variable-length sequence of bytes that can be read and written. The current position can be queried and modified. The channel also provides access to the current size of the entity to which the channel is connected. The size increases when bytes are written beyond its current size; the size decreases when it is truncated.

The position and truncate methods which do not otherwise have a value to return are specified to return the channel upon which they are invoked. This allows method invocations to be chained. Implementations of this interface should specialize the return type so that method invocations on the implementation class can be chained.

Since:
1.7
See Also:
file.FileRef

Method Summary
 long position()
          Returns this channel's position.
 SeekableByteChannel positionSBC(long newPosition)
          Sets this channel's position.
 int read(ByteBuffer dst)
          Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into the given buffer.
 long size()
          Returns the current size of entity to which this channel is connected.
 SeekableByteChannel truncateSBC(long size)
          Truncates the entity, to which this channel is connected, to the given size.
 int write(ByteBuffer src)
          Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from the given buffer.
 
Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.Channel
close, isOpen
 

Method Detail

read

int read(ByteBuffer dst)
         throws IOException
Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into the given buffer.

Bytes are read starting at this channel's current position, and then the position is updated with the number of bytes actually read. Otherwise this method behaves exactly as specified in the ReadableByteChannel interface.

Specified by:
read in interface ReadableByteChannel
Throws:
IOException

write

int write(ByteBuffer src)
          throws IOException
Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from the given buffer.

Bytes are written starting at this channel's current position, unless the channel is connected to an entity such as a file that is opened with the APPEND option, in which case the position is first advanced to the end. The entity to which the channel is connected is grown, if necessary, to accommodate the written bytes, and then the position is updated with the number of bytes actually written. Otherwise this method behaves exactly as specified by the WritableByteChannel interface.

Specified by:
write in interface WritableByteChannel
Throws:
IOException

position

long position()
              throws IOException
Returns this channel's position.

Returns:
This channel's position, a non-negative integer counting the number of bytes from the beginning of the entity to the current position
Throws:
ClosedChannelException - If this channel is closed
IOException - If some other I/O error occurs

positionSBC

SeekableByteChannel positionSBC(long newPosition)
                                throws IOException
Sets this channel's position.

Setting the position to a value that is greater than the current size is legal but does not change the size of the entity. A later attempt to read bytes at such a position will immediately return an end-of-file indication. A later attempt to write bytes at such a position will cause the entity to grow to accommodate the new bytes; the values of any bytes between the previous end-of-file and the newly-written bytes are unspecified.

Setting the channel's position is not recommended when connected to an entity, typically a file, that is opened with the APPEND option. When opened for append, the position is first advanced to the end before writing.

Parameters:
newPosition - The new position, a non-negative integer counting the number of bytes from the beginning of the entity
Returns:
This channel
Throws:
ClosedChannelException - If this channel is closed
IllegalArgumentException - If the new position is negative
IOException - If some other I/O error occurs

size

long size()
          throws IOException
Returns the current size of entity to which this channel is connected.

Returns:
The current size, measured in bytes
Throws:
ClosedChannelException - If this channel is closed
IOException - If some other I/O error occurs

truncateSBC

SeekableByteChannel truncateSBC(long size)
                                throws IOException
Truncates the entity, to which this channel is connected, to the given size.

If the given size is less than the current size then the entity is truncated, discarding any bytes beyond the new end. If the given size is greater than or equal to the current size then the entity is not modified. In either case, if the current position is greater than the given size then it is set to that size.

An implementation of this interface may prohibit truncation when connected to an entity, typically a file, opened with the APPEND option.

Parameters:
size - The new size, a non-negative byte count
Returns:
This channel
Throws:
NonWritableChannelException - If this channel was not opened for writing
ClosedChannelException - If this channel is closed
IllegalArgumentException - If the new size is negative
IOException - If some other I/O error occurs

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