DataOutputStream (Java Platform SE 6) (original) (raw)

java.io

Class DataOutputStream

java.lang.Object extended by java.io.OutputStream extended by java.io.FilterOutputStream extended by java.io.DataOutputStream

All Implemented Interfaces:

Closeable, DataOutput, Flushable

public class DataOutputStream

extends FilterOutputStream

implements DataOutput

A data output stream lets an application write primitive Java data types to an output stream in a portable way. An application can then use a data input stream to read the data back in.

Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:

DataInputStream

Field Summary
protected int written The number of bytes written to the data output stream so far.
Fields inherited from class java.io.FilterOutputStream
out
Constructor Summary
DataOutputStream(OutputStream out) Creates a new data output stream to write data to the specified underlying output stream.
Method Summary
void flush() Flushes this data output stream.
int size() Returns the current value of the counter written, the number of bytes written to this data output stream so far.
void [write](../../java/io/DataOutputStream.html#write%28byte[], int, int%29)(byte[] b, int off, int len) Writes len bytes from the specified byte array starting at offset off to the underlying output stream.
void write(int b) Writes the specified byte (the low eight bits of the argument b) to the underlying output stream.
void writeBoolean(boolean v) Writes a boolean to the underlying output stream as a 1-byte value.
void writeByte(int v) Writes out a byte to the underlying output stream as a 1-byte value.
void writeBytes(String s) Writes out the string to the underlying output stream as a sequence of bytes.
void writeChar(int v) Writes a char to the underlying output stream as a 2-byte value, high byte first.
void writeChars(String s) Writes a string to the underlying output stream as a sequence of characters.
void writeDouble(double v) Converts the double argument to a long using the doubleToLongBits method in class Double, and then writes that long value to the underlying output stream as an 8-byte quantity, high byte first.
void writeFloat(float v) Converts the float argument to an int using the floatToIntBits method in class Float, and then writes that int value to the underlying output stream as a 4-byte quantity, high byte first.
void writeInt(int v) Writes an int to the underlying output stream as four bytes, high byte first.
void writeLong(long v) Writes a long to the underlying output stream as eight bytes, high byte first.
void writeShort(int v) Writes a short to the underlying output stream as two bytes, high byte first.
void writeUTF(String str) Writes a string to the underlying output stream usingmodified UTF-8 encoding in a machine-independent manner.
Methods inherited from class java.io.FilterOutputStream
close, write
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait%28long, int%29)
Methods inherited from interface java.io.DataOutput
write
Field Detail

written

protected int written

The number of bytes written to the data output stream so far. If this counter overflows, it will be wrapped to Integer.MAX_VALUE.

Constructor Detail

DataOutputStream

public DataOutputStream(OutputStream out)

Creates a new data output stream to write data to the specified underlying output stream. The counter written is set to zero.

Parameters:

out - the underlying output stream, to be saved for later use.

See Also:

FilterOutputStream.out

Method Detail

write

public void write(int b) throws IOException

Writes the specified byte (the low eight bits of the argument b) to the underlying output stream. If no exception is thrown, the counter written is incremented by 1.

Implements the write method of OutputStream.

Specified by:

[write](../../java/io/DataOutput.html#write%28int%29) in interface [DataOutput](../../java/io/DataOutput.html "interface in java.io")

Overrides:

[write](../../java/io/FilterOutputStream.html#write%28int%29) in class [FilterOutputStream](../../java/io/FilterOutputStream.html "class in java.io")

Parameters:

b - the byte to be written.

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

FilterOutputStream.out

write

public void write(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException

Writes len bytes from the specified byte array starting at offset off to the underlying output stream. If no exception is thrown, the counter written is incremented by len.

Specified by:

[write](../../java/io/DataOutput.html#write%28byte[], int, int%29) in interface [DataOutput](../../java/io/DataOutput.html "interface in java.io")

Overrides:

[write](../../java/io/FilterOutputStream.html#write%28byte[], int, int%29) in class [FilterOutputStream](../../java/io/FilterOutputStream.html "class in java.io")

Parameters:

b - the data.

off - the start offset in the data.

len - the number of bytes to write.

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

FilterOutputStream.out

flush

public void flush() throws IOException

Flushes this data output stream. This forces any buffered output bytes to be written out to the stream.

The flush method of DataOutputStream calls the flush method of its underlying output stream.

Specified by:

[flush](../../java/io/Flushable.html#flush%28%29) in interface [Flushable](../../java/io/Flushable.html "interface in java.io")

Overrides:

[flush](../../java/io/FilterOutputStream.html#flush%28%29) in class [FilterOutputStream](../../java/io/FilterOutputStream.html "class in java.io")

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

FilterOutputStream.out, OutputStream.flush()

writeBoolean

public final void writeBoolean(boolean v) throws IOException

Writes a boolean to the underlying output stream as a 1-byte value. The value true is written out as the value (byte)1; the value false is written out as the value (byte)0. If no exception is thrown, the counter written is incremented by 1.

Specified by:

[writeBoolean](../../java/io/DataOutput.html#writeBoolean%28boolean%29) in interface [DataOutput](../../java/io/DataOutput.html "interface in java.io")

Parameters:

v - a boolean value to be written.

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

FilterOutputStream.out

writeByte

public final void writeByte(int v) throws IOException

Writes out a byte to the underlying output stream as a 1-byte value. If no exception is thrown, the counter written is incremented by 1.

Specified by:

[writeByte](../../java/io/DataOutput.html#writeByte%28int%29) in interface [DataOutput](../../java/io/DataOutput.html "interface in java.io")

Parameters:

v - a byte value to be written.

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

FilterOutputStream.out

writeShort

public final void writeShort(int v) throws IOException

Writes a short to the underlying output stream as two bytes, high byte first. If no exception is thrown, the counter written is incremented by 2.

Specified by:

[writeShort](../../java/io/DataOutput.html#writeShort%28int%29) in interface [DataOutput](../../java/io/DataOutput.html "interface in java.io")

Parameters:

v - a short to be written.

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

FilterOutputStream.out

writeChar

public final void writeChar(int v) throws IOException

Writes a char to the underlying output stream as a 2-byte value, high byte first. If no exception is thrown, the counter written is incremented by 2.

Specified by:

[writeChar](../../java/io/DataOutput.html#writeChar%28int%29) in interface [DataOutput](../../java/io/DataOutput.html "interface in java.io")

Parameters:

v - a char value to be written.

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

FilterOutputStream.out

writeInt

public final void writeInt(int v) throws IOException

Writes an int to the underlying output stream as four bytes, high byte first. If no exception is thrown, the counter written is incremented by 4.

Specified by:

[writeInt](../../java/io/DataOutput.html#writeInt%28int%29) in interface [DataOutput](../../java/io/DataOutput.html "interface in java.io")

Parameters:

v - an int to be written.

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

FilterOutputStream.out

writeLong

public final void writeLong(long v) throws IOException

Writes a long to the underlying output stream as eight bytes, high byte first. In no exception is thrown, the counter written is incremented by 8.

Specified by:

[writeLong](../../java/io/DataOutput.html#writeLong%28long%29) in interface [DataOutput](../../java/io/DataOutput.html "interface in java.io")

Parameters:

v - a long to be written.

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

FilterOutputStream.out

writeFloat

public final void writeFloat(float v) throws IOException

Converts the float argument to an int using the floatToIntBits method in class Float, and then writes that int value to the underlying output stream as a 4-byte quantity, high byte first. If no exception is thrown, the counter written is incremented by 4.

Specified by:

[writeFloat](../../java/io/DataOutput.html#writeFloat%28float%29) in interface [DataOutput](../../java/io/DataOutput.html "interface in java.io")

Parameters:

v - a float value to be written.

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

FilterOutputStream.out, Float.floatToIntBits(float)

writeDouble

public final void writeDouble(double v) throws IOException

Converts the double argument to a long using the doubleToLongBits method in class Double, and then writes that long value to the underlying output stream as an 8-byte quantity, high byte first. If no exception is thrown, the counter written is incremented by 8.

Specified by:

[writeDouble](../../java/io/DataOutput.html#writeDouble%28double%29) in interface [DataOutput](../../java/io/DataOutput.html "interface in java.io")

Parameters:

v - a double value to be written.

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

FilterOutputStream.out, Double.doubleToLongBits(double)

writeBytes

public final void writeBytes(String s) throws IOException

Writes out the string to the underlying output stream as a sequence of bytes. Each character in the string is written out, in sequence, by discarding its high eight bits. If no exception is thrown, the counter written is incremented by the length of s.

Specified by:

[writeBytes](../../java/io/DataOutput.html#writeBytes%28java.lang.String%29) in interface [DataOutput](../../java/io/DataOutput.html "interface in java.io")

Parameters:

s - a string of bytes to be written.

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

FilterOutputStream.out

writeChars

public final void writeChars(String s) throws IOException

Writes a string to the underlying output stream as a sequence of characters. Each character is written to the data output stream as if by the writeChar method. If no exception is thrown, the counter written is incremented by twice the length of s.

Specified by:

[writeChars](../../java/io/DataOutput.html#writeChars%28java.lang.String%29) in interface [DataOutput](../../java/io/DataOutput.html "interface in java.io")

Parameters:

s - a String value to be written.

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

See Also:

writeChar(int), FilterOutputStream.out

writeUTF

public final void writeUTF(String str) throws IOException

Writes a string to the underlying output stream usingmodified UTF-8 encoding in a machine-independent manner.

First, two bytes are written to the output stream as if by the writeShort method giving the number of bytes to follow. This value is the number of bytes actually written out, not the length of the string. Following the length, each character of the string is output, in sequence, using the modified UTF-8 encoding for the character. If no exception is thrown, the counter written is incremented by the total number of bytes written to the output stream. This will be at least two plus the length of str, and at most two plus thrice the length of str.

Specified by:

[writeUTF](../../java/io/DataOutput.html#writeUTF%28java.lang.String%29) in interface [DataOutput](../../java/io/DataOutput.html "interface in java.io")

Parameters:

str - a string to be written.

Throws:

[IOException](../../java/io/IOException.html "class in java.io") - if an I/O error occurs.

size

public final int size()

Returns the current value of the counter written, the number of bytes written to this data output stream so far. If the counter overflows, it will be wrapped to Integer.MAX_VALUE.

Returns:

the value of the written field.

See Also:

written

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