decaf::lang::Readable Class Reference

A Readable is a source of characters. More...

#include <src/main/decaf/lang/Readable.h>

Inheritance diagram for decaf::lang::Readable:

Public Member Functions
virtual	~Readable ()
virtual int	read (decaf::nio::CharBuffer *charBuffer)=0
	Attempts to read characters into the specified character buffer.

Detailed Description

A Readable is a source of characters.

Characters from a Readable are made available to callers of the read method via a CharBuffer.

Since

1.0

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual decaf::lang::Readable::~Readable ( )

virtual

Member Function Documentation

virtual int decaf::lang::Readable::read ( decaf::nio::CharBuffer *  charBuffer )

pure virtual

Attempts to read characters into the specified character buffer.

The buffer is used as a repository of characters as-is: the only changes made are the results of a put operation. No flipping or rewinding of the buffer is performed.

Parameters

charBuffer

The Buffer to read Characters into.

Returns

The number of char values added to the buffer, or -1 if this source of characters is at its end

Exceptions

IOException	if an I/O error occurs.
NullPointerException	if buffer is NULL.
ReadOnlyBufferException	if charBuffer is a read only buffer.

Implemented in decaf::io::Reader.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• src/main/decaf/lang/Readable.h