<html> <head> <title>Interface XDataInputStream</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../../idl.css"> </head> <body> <div id="adc-idlref"> <a name="_top_"> </a><table class="navimain" border="0" cellpadding="3"> <tr> <td class="navimain"><a href="../module-ix.html" class="navimain">Overview</a></td> <td class="navimain"><a href="module-ix.html" class="navimain">Module</a></td> <td class="navimain"><a href="XDataInputStream-xref.html" class="navimain">Use</a></td> <td class="navimainnone">Devguide</td> <td class="navimain"><a href="../../../../index-files/index-1.html" class="navimain">Index</a></td> </tr> </table> <table class="navisub" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="navisub"><a href="#MethodsSummary" class="navisub">Methods' Summary</a></td> <td class="navisub"><a href="#MethodsDetails" class="navisub">Methods' Details</a></td> <td class="navisub">Attributes' Summary</td> <td class="navisub">Attributes' Details</td> </tr> </table> <hr> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="3" class="title-table" style="margin-bottom:6pt;"> <tr> <td><p class="namechain"><a href="../../../../module-ix.html" class="namechain">::</a> <a href="../../../module-ix.html" class="namechain">com</a> :: <a href="../../module-ix.html" class="namechain">sun</a> :: <a href="../module-ix.html" class="namechain">star</a> :: <a href="module-ix.html" class="namechain">io</a> :: </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="title">interface XDataInputStream</td> </tr> <tr> <td><dl> <dt><b>Base Interfaces</b></dt> <dd><pre style="font-family:monospace;"><strong>XDataInputStream</strong> ┗ <a href="XInputStream.html">XInputStream</a> </pre></dd> <dd><a name/><table border="1" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="crosstitle"> <tr> <td class="imsum_left"><a href="XInputStream.html">XInputStream</a></td> <td class="imsum_right"><dl> <dt>(referenced interface's summary:)</dt> <dd>This is the basic interface to read data from a stream. </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><dl> <dt><b>Description</b></dt> <dd>makes it possible to read machine-independent simple data types from a stream. </dd> <dt><b>See also</b></dt> <dd><a href="XDataOutputStream.html">XDataOutputStream</a></dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <a name="MethodsSummary"/><table border="1" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="subtitle"> <tr> <td class="subtitle" colspan="2">Methods' Summary</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imsum_left"><a href="#readBoolean">readBoolean</a></td> <td class="imsum_right">reads in a boolean. It is an 8-bit value. 0 means FALSE; all other values mean TRUE. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imsum_left"><a href="#readByte">readByte</a></td> <td class="imsum_right">reads an 8-bit byte. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imsum_left"><a href="#readChar">readChar</a></td> <td class="imsum_right">reads a 16-bit unicode character. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imsum_left"><a href="#readShort">readShort</a></td> <td class="imsum_right">reads a 16-bit big endian integer. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imsum_left"><a href="#readLong">readLong</a></td> <td class="imsum_right">reads a 32-bit big endian integer. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imsum_left"><a href="#readHyper">readHyper</a></td> <td class="imsum_right">reads a 64-bit big endian integer. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imsum_left"><a href="#readFloat">readFloat</a></td> <td class="imsum_right">reads a 32-bit IEEE float. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imsum_left"><a href="#readDouble">readDouble</a></td> <td class="imsum_right">reads a 64-bit IEEE double. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imsum_left"><a href="#readUTF">readUTF</a></td> <td class="imsum_right">reads a string of UTF encoded characters. </td> </tr> </table> <a name="MethodsDetails"/><table border="1" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="subtitle"> <tr> <td class="subtitle">Methods' Details</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imdetail"><a name="readBoolean" class="membertitle">readBoolean</a><table border="0" width="96%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="table-in-method" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"> <tr> <td><table class="table-in-method" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="3">byte</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>readBoolean</b>()</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right">raises( </td> <td valign="top" colspan="2"><a href="IOException.html">IOException</a> );</td> </tr> </table> <hr> <dl> <dt><b>Description</b></dt> <dd>reads in a boolean. It is an 8-bit value. 0 means FALSE; all other values mean TRUE. </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imdetail"><a name="readByte" class="membertitle">readByte</a><table border="0" width="96%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="table-in-method" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"> <tr> <td><table class="table-in-method" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="3">byte</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>readByte</b>()</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right">raises( </td> <td valign="top" colspan="2"><a href="IOException.html">IOException</a> );</td> </tr> </table> <hr> <dl> <dt><b>Description</b></dt> <dd>reads an 8-bit byte. </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imdetail"><a name="readChar" class="membertitle">readChar</a><table border="0" width="96%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="table-in-method" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"> <tr> <td><table class="table-in-method" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="3">char</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>readChar</b>()</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right">raises( </td> <td valign="top" colspan="2"><a href="IOException.html">IOException</a> );</td> </tr> </table> <hr> <dl> <dt><b>Description</b></dt> <dd>reads a 16-bit unicode character. </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imdetail"><a name="readShort" class="membertitle">readShort</a><table border="0" width="96%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="table-in-method" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"> <tr> <td><table class="table-in-method" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="3">short</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>readShort</b>()</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right">raises( </td> <td valign="top" colspan="2"><a href="IOException.html">IOException</a> );</td> </tr> </table> <hr> <dl> <dt><b>Description</b></dt> <dd>reads a 16-bit big endian integer. </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imdetail"><a name="readLong" class="membertitle">readLong</a><table border="0" width="96%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="table-in-method" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"> <tr> <td><table class="table-in-method" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="3">long</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>readLong</b>()</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right">raises( </td> <td valign="top" colspan="2"><a href="IOException.html">IOException</a> );</td> </tr> </table> <hr> <dl> <dt><b>Description</b></dt> <dd>reads a 32-bit big endian integer. </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imdetail"><a name="readHyper" class="membertitle">readHyper</a><table border="0" width="96%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="table-in-method" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"> <tr> <td><table class="table-in-method" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="3">hyper</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>readHyper</b>()</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right">raises( </td> <td valign="top" colspan="2"><a href="IOException.html">IOException</a> );</td> </tr> </table> <hr> <dl> <dt><b>Description</b></dt> <dd>reads a 64-bit big endian integer. </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imdetail"><a name="readFloat" class="membertitle">readFloat</a><table border="0" width="96%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="table-in-method" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"> <tr> <td><table class="table-in-method" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="3">float</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>readFloat</b>()</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right">raises( </td> <td valign="top" colspan="2"><a href="IOException.html">IOException</a> );</td> </tr> </table> <hr> <dl> <dt><b>Description</b></dt> <dd>reads a 32-bit IEEE float. </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imdetail"><a name="readDouble" class="membertitle">readDouble</a><table border="0" width="96%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="table-in-method" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"> <tr> <td><table class="table-in-method" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="3">double</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>readDouble</b>()</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right">raises( </td> <td valign="top" colspan="2"><a href="IOException.html">IOException</a> );</td> </tr> </table> <hr> <dl> <dt><b>Description</b></dt> <dd>reads a 64-bit IEEE double. </dd> </dl> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="imdetail"><a name="readUTF" class="membertitle">readUTF</a><table border="0" width="96%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="table-in-method" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"> <tr> <td><table class="table-in-method" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="3">string</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>readUTF</b>()</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right">raises( </td> <td valign="top" colspan="2"><a href="IOException.html">IOException</a> );</td> </tr> </table> <hr> <dl> <dt><b>Description</b></dt> <dd>reads a 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