Package it.tidalwave.role.io

Interface BinaryReadable

All Known Implementing Classes:

PathBinaryReadable

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface BinaryReadable

The role of an object that can be read as a stream of bytes.

Author:

Fabrizio Giudici

Status: stable API

Stereotype:

Role

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final Class<BinaryReadable>	_BinaryReadable_
static final BinaryReadable	DEFAULT	A default implementation which throws IOException when opening the stream.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
InputStream	openStream()	Returns an InputStream to read from the object.

Field Details

_BinaryReadable_

static final Class<BinaryReadable> _BinaryReadable_

DEFAULT

static final BinaryReadable DEFAULT

A default implementation which throws IOException when opening the stream.

Method Details

openStream

@Nonnull
InputStream openStream()
                throws IOException

Returns an InputStream to read from the object.

Returns:

the InputStream

Throws:

IOException - if the operation can't be performed