Common methods of the DataInput interface
| Constructors | Throws | Description |
| readBoolean(boolean) | IOException | Reads 1-byte bollean value to the output stream. |
| readInt(int) | IOException | Reads 4-bytes value to the output stream. |
| readDouble(double) | IOException | Reads 8-bytes value to the output stream. |
| readChar(int) | IOException | Reads 2-bytes char to the output stream. |
| readUTF(string) | IOException | Reads and returns the string encoded with UTF. |
| skipbytes(int) | IOException | Attempts to skip the specified number of bytes, and returns an int value for the actual number of bytes skipped. |
| Method | Throws | Description |
| available() | IOException | Returns an int for the number of bytes written to the stream. |
| close() | IOException | Closes the stream. |
Example 1: Code that reads a Product object from a binar file
// read a Product object to the file String code = in.readUTF(); String description = in.readUTF(); double price = in.readDouble(); // create the Product object from its data Product p = new Product(code, description, price); // close the input stream in.close();Description:
- The readUTF method reads characters that were written with the Universal Text Format.
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