| Package | Description |
|---|---|
| java.io |
Provides for system input and output through data streams,
serialization and the file system.
|
| java.rmi.server |
Provides classes and interfaces for supporting the server
side of RMI.
|
| javax.imageio.stream |
A package of the Java Image I/O API dealing with low-level I/O from
files and streams.
|
| Modifier and Type | Interface | Description |
|---|---|---|
interface |
ObjectInput
ObjectInput extends the DataInput interface to include the reading of
objects.
|
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description |
|---|---|---|
class |
DataInputStream
A data input stream lets an application read primitive Java data
types from an underlying input stream in a machine-independent
way.
|
|
class |
ObjectInputStream
An ObjectInputStream deserializes primitive data and objects previously
written using an ObjectOutputStream.
|
|
class |
RandomAccessFile
Instances of this class support both reading and writing to a
random access file.
|
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
static String |
DataInputStream.readUTF (DataInput in)
Reads from the
stream
in a representation
of a Unicode character string encoded in
modified UTF-8 format;
this string of characters is then returned as a String. |
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
static UID |
UID.read (DataInput in)
Constructs and returns a new
UID instance by
unmarshalling a binary representation from an
DataInput instance. |
| Modifier and Type | Interface | Description |
|---|---|---|
interface |
ImageInputStream
A seekable input stream interface for use by
ImageReaders. |
|
interface |
ImageOutputStream
A seekable output stream interface for use by
ImageWriters. |
| Modifier and Type | Class | Description |
|---|---|---|
class |
FileCacheImageInputStream
An implementation of
ImageInputStream that gets its
input from a regular InputStream. |
|
class |
FileCacheImageOutputStream
An implementation of
ImageOutputStream that writes its
output to a regular OutputStream. |
|
class |
FileImageInputStream
An implementation of
ImageInputStream that gets its
input from a File or RandomAccessFile. |
|
class |
FileImageOutputStream
An implementation of
ImageOutputStream that writes its
output directly to a File or
RandomAccessFile. |
|
class |
ImageInputStreamImpl
An abstract class implementing the
ImageInputStream interface. |
|
class |
ImageOutputStreamImpl
An abstract class implementing the
ImageOutputStream interface. |
|
class |
MemoryCacheImageInputStream
An implementation of
ImageInputStream that gets its
input from a regular InputStream. |
|
class |
MemoryCacheImageOutputStream
An implementation of
ImageOutputStream that writes its
output to a regular OutputStream. |
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