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Interface Input

All Known Implementing Classes:

Buffer.InputImpl, ClonedBuffer.InputImpl, ClonedStream.InputImpl, Stream.InputImpl

public interface Input

what an input provider must do.

Method Summary

Input	advance(int nChars) advance position within charSequence(); can return this or new object.
boolean	atEnd() true at physical end of input.
CharSequence	charSequence() available characters.
int	getPosition() current position, usually a line number.
boolean	read() true if input has been lengthened.

Method Detail

getPosition

int getPosition()

current position, usually a line number.

atEnd

boolean atEnd()
              throws IOException

true at physical end of input.

Throws:

IOException

charSequence

CharSequence charSequence()

available characters.

read

boolean read()
             throws IOException

true if input has been lengthened.

Throws:

IOException

advance

Input advance(int nChars)

advance position within charSequence(); can return this or new object.