Class ByteArrayOutputStream
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable
,Flushable
,AutoCloseable
The data can be retrieved using toByteArray()
and
toString()
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Closing a ByteArrayOutputStream
has no effect. The methods in
this class can be called after the stream has been closed without
generating an IOException
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This is 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 toString(int) method that has been ignored.
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorDescriptionCreates a new byte array output stream.ByteArrayOutputStream
(int size) Creates a new byte array output stream, with a buffer capacity of the specified size, in bytes. -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoid
close()
Closing aByteArrayOutputStream
has no effect.byte[]
Gets the current contents of this byte stream as a byte array.void
write
(byte[] b, int off, int len) Write the bytes to byte array.void
write
(int b) Write a byte to byte array.void
writeTo
(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
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Constructor Details
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ByteArrayOutputStream
public ByteArrayOutputStream()Creates a new byte array output stream. The buffer capacity is initially 1024 bytes, though its size increases if necessary. -
ByteArrayOutputStream
public ByteArrayOutputStream(int size) Creates a new byte array output stream, with a buffer capacity of the specified size, in bytes.- Parameters:
size
- the initial size- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if size is negative
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Method Details
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write
public void write(byte[] b, int off, int len) Write the bytes to byte array.- Overrides:
write
in classOutputStream
- Parameters:
b
- the bytes to writeoff
- The start offsetlen
- The number of bytes to write
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write
public void write(int b) Write a byte to byte array.- Specified by:
write
in classOutputStream
- Parameters:
b
- the byte to write
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close
Closing aByteArrayOutputStream
has no effect. The methods in this class can be called after the stream has been closed without generating anIOException
.- Specified by:
close
in interfaceAutoCloseable
- Specified by:
close
in interfaceCloseable
- Overrides:
close
in classOutputStream
- Throws:
IOException
- never (this method should not declare this exception but it has to now due to backwards compatibility)
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writeTo
Writes the entire contents of this byte stream to the specified output stream.- Parameters:
out
- the output stream to write to- Throws:
IOException
- if an I/O error occurs, such as if the stream is closed- See Also:
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toByteArray
public 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:
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