Package org.apache.commons.io.output

Class AbstractByteArrayOutputStream

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Closeable, java.io.Flushable, java.lang.AutoCloseable
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    ByteArrayOutputStream, UnsynchronizedByteArrayOutputStream
    public abstract class AbstractByteArrayOutputStream
extends java.io.OutputStream
    This is the base class for implementing 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 an AbstractByteArrayOutputStream has no effect. The methods in this class can be called after the stream has been closed without generating an IOException.

    This is the base for 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 ByteArrayOutputStream.toString(int) method that has been ignored.

    Since:
    2.7

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void close()
      Closing a ByteArrayOutputStream has no effect.
      abstract void reset()  
      abstract int size()
      Returns the current size of the byte array.
      abstract byte[] toByteArray()
      Gets the current contents of this byte stream as a byte array.
      abstract java.io.InputStream toInputStream()
      Gets the current contents of this byte stream as a Input Stream.
      java.lang.String toString()
      Deprecated.
      2.5 use toString(String) instead
      java.lang.String toString​(java.lang.String enc)
      Gets the current contents of this byte stream as a string using the specified encoding.
      java.lang.String toString​(java.nio.charset.Charset charset)
      Gets the current contents of this byte stream as a string using the specified encoding.
      abstract void write​(byte[] b, int off, int len)
      Writes the bytes to the byte array.
      abstract void write​(int b)
      Write a byte to byte array.
      abstract int write​(java.io.InputStream in)
      Writes the entire contents of the specified input stream to this byte stream.
      abstract void writeTo​(java.io.OutputStream out)
      Writes the entire contents of this byte stream to the specified output stream.

      • Methods inherited from class java.io.OutputStream

        flush, nullOutputStream, write

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

    • Constructor Detail

      • AbstractByteArrayOutputStream

        public AbstractByteArrayOutputStream()

    • Method Detail

      • write

        public abstract void write​(byte[] b,
                           int off,
                           int len)
        Writes the bytes to the byte array.
        Overrides:
        write in class java.io.OutputStream
        Parameters:
        b - the bytes to write
        off - The start offset
        len - The number of bytes to write

      • write

        public abstract void write​(int b)
        Write a byte to byte array.
        Specified by:
        write in class java.io.OutputStream
        Parameters:
        b - the byte to write

      • write

        public abstract int write​(java.io.InputStream in)
                   throws java.io.IOException
        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:
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs while reading the input stream
        Since:
        1.4

      • size

        public abstract int size()
        Returns the current size of the byte array.
        Returns:
        the current size of the byte array

      • close

        public void close()
           throws java.io.IOException
        Closing a ByteArrayOutputStream has no effect. The methods in this class can be called after the stream has been closed without generating an IOException.
        Specified by:
        close in interface java.lang.AutoCloseable
        Specified by:
        close in interface java.io.Closeable
        Overrides:
        close in class java.io.OutputStream
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - never (this method should not declare this exception but it has to now due to backwards compatibility)

      • reset

        public abstract void reset()
        See Also:
        ByteArrayOutputStream.reset()

      • writeTo

        public abstract void writeTo​(java.io.OutputStream out)
                      throws java.io.IOException
        Writes the entire contents of this byte stream to the specified output stream.
        Parameters:
        out - the output stream to write to
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs, such as if the stream is closed
        See Also:
        ByteArrayOutputStream.writeTo(OutputStream)

      • toInputStream

        public abstract java.io.InputStream toInputStream()
        Gets the current contents of this byte stream as a Input Stream. The returned stream is backed by buffers of this stream, avoiding memory allocation and copy, thus saving space and time.
        Returns:
        the current contents of this output stream.
        Since:
        2.5
        See Also:
        ByteArrayOutputStream.toByteArray(), reset()

      • toByteArray

        public abstract byte[] toByteArray()
        Gets the current 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:
        ByteArrayOutputStream.toByteArray()

      • toString

        @Deprecated
public java.lang.String toString()
        Deprecated.
        2.5 use toString(String) instead
        Gets the current contents of this byte stream as a string using the platform default charset.
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object
        Returns:
        the contents of the byte array as a String
        See Also:
        ByteArrayOutputStream.toString()

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString​(java.lang.String enc)
                          throws java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException
        Gets the current 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:
        java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException - if the encoding is not supported
        See Also:
        ByteArrayOutputStream.toString(String)

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString​(java.nio.charset.Charset charset)
        Gets the current contents of this byte stream as a string using the specified encoding.
        Parameters:
        charset - the character encoding
        Returns:
        the string converted from the byte array
        Since:
        2.5
        See Also:
        ByteArrayOutputStream.toString(String)