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In Java, an InputStream is an abstract class that represents an input stream of bytes. It is the superclass of all classes representing an input stream of bytes. The InputStream class provides a standardized interface for reading data from different input sources, such as files, network connections, and byte arrays. Here is an example of how the InputStream class is used in Java:
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
public class InputStreamExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
InputStream input = new FileInputStream("input.txt");
int data = input.read();
while (data != -1) {
System.out.print((char) data);
data = input.read();
}
input.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("An error occurred while reading the file: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
In this example, we create an InputStream from a file named “input.txt”. We use the read() method to read one byte at a time from the input stream, and we print the bytes as characters until we reach the end of the stream (-1). We then close the input stream using the close() method.
The InputStream class in Java has the following methods:
int read() throws IOException: Reads the next byte of data from the input stream and returns it as an integer between 0 and 255. Returns -1 if the end of the stream has been reached.int read(byte[] b) throws IOException: Reads up to b.length bytes of data from the input stream into an array of bytes. Returns the total number of bytes read, or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached.int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException: Reads up to len bytes of data from the input stream into an array of bytes, starting at the specified offset off. Returns the total number of bytes read, or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached.long skip(long n) throws IOException: Skips over and discards n bytes of data from the input stream. Returns the actual number of bytes skipped.int available() throws IOException: Returns an estimate of the number of bytes that can be read from the input stream without blocking.void close() throws IOException: Closes the input stream and releases any system resources associated with it.void mark(int readLimit): Marks the current position in the input stream. Subsequent calls to reset() will reposition the stream to this point.void reset() throws IOException: Resets the input stream to the position marked by the mark() method.boolean markSupported(): Returns true if the input stream supports the mark() and reset() methods.