Class ByteArrayOutputStream

java.lang.Object
java.io.OutputStream
org.apache.tomcat.util.http.fileupload.ByteArrayOutputStream
All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, Flushable, AutoCloseable

public class ByteArrayOutputStream extends OutputStream
This class implements 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 a ByteArrayOutputStream has no effect. The methods in this class can be called after the stream has been closed without generating an IOException.

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.

  • Constructor Details

    • 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
  • Method Details

    • write

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

      public void write(int b)
      Write a byte to byte array.
      Specified by:
      write in class OutputStream
      Parameters:
      b - the byte to write
    • close

      public void close() throws 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 AutoCloseable
      Specified by:
      close in interface Closeable
      Overrides:
      close in class OutputStream
      Throws:
      IOException - never (this method should not declare this exception but it has to now due to backwards compatibility)
    • writeTo

      public void writeTo(OutputStream out) throws IOException
      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:
    • 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: