public class PushbackInputStream extends FilterInputStream
PushbackInputStream adds
 functionality to another input stream, namely
 the  ability to "push back" or "unread"
 one byte. This is useful in situations where
 it is  convenient for a fragment of code
 to read an indefinite number of data bytes
 that  are delimited by a particular byte
 value; after reading the terminating byte,
 the  code fragment can "unread" it, so that
 the next read operation on the input stream
 will reread the byte that was pushed back.
 For example, bytes representing the  characters
 constituting an identifier might be terminated
 by a byte representing an  operator character;
 a method whose job is to read just an identifier
 can read until it  sees the operator and
 then push the operator back to be re-read.| Modifier and Type | Field | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| protected byte[] | buf | The pushback buffer. | 
| protected int | pos | The position within the pushback buffer from which the next byte will
 be read. | 
in| Constructor | Description | 
|---|---|
| PushbackInputStream(InputStream in) | Creates a  PushbackInputStreamand saves its  argument, the input streamin, for later use. | 
| PushbackInputStream(InputStream in,
                   int size) | Creates a  PushbackInputStreamwith a pushback buffer of the specifiedsize,
 and saves its  argument, the input streamin, for later use. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| int | available() | Returns an estimate of the number of bytes that can be read (or
 skipped over) from this input stream without blocking by the next
 invocation of a method for this input stream. | 
| void | close() | Closes this input stream and releases any system resources
 associated with the stream. | 
| void | mark(int readlimit) | Marks the current position in this input stream. | 
| boolean | markSupported() | Tests if this input stream supports the  markandresetmethods, which it does not. | 
| int | read() | Reads the next byte of data from this input stream. | 
| int | read(byte[] b,
    int off,
    int len) | Reads up to  lenbytes of data from this input stream into
 an array of bytes. | 
| void | reset() | Repositions this stream to the position at the time the
  markmethod was last called on this input stream. | 
| long | skip(long n) | Skips over and discards  nbytes of data from this
 input stream. | 
| void | unread(byte[] b) | Pushes back an array of bytes by copying it to the front of the
 pushback buffer. | 
| void | unread(byte[] b,
      int off,
      int len) | Pushes back a portion of an array of bytes by copying it to the front
 of the pushback buffer. | 
| void | unread(int b) | Pushes back a byte by copying it to the front of the pushback buffer. | 
readprotected byte[] buf
protected int pos
pos is equal to
 buf.length; when the buffer is full, pos is
 equal to zero.public PushbackInputStream(InputStream in, int size)
PushbackInputStream
 with a pushback buffer of the specified size,
 and saves its  argument, the input stream
 in, for later use. Initially,
 there is no pushed-back byte  (the field
 pushBack is initialized to
 -1).in - the input stream from which bytes will be read.size - the size of the pushback buffer.IllegalArgumentException - if size <= 0public PushbackInputStream(InputStream in)
PushbackInputStream
 and saves its  argument, the input stream
 in, for later use. Initially,
 there is no pushed-back byte  (the field
 pushBack is initialized to
 -1).in - the input stream from which bytes will be read.public int read()
         throws IOException
int in the range
 0 to 255. If no byte is available
 because the end of the stream has been reached, the value
 -1 is returned. This method blocks until input data
 is available, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception
 is thrown.
  This method returns the most recently pushed-back byte, if there is
 one, and otherwise calls the read method of its underlying
 input stream and returns whatever value that method returns.
read in class FilterInputStream-1 if the end of the
             stream has been reached.IOException - if this input stream has been closed by
             invoking its close() method,
             or an I/O error occurs.InputStream.read()public int read(byte[] b,
                int off,
                int len)
         throws IOException
len bytes of data from this input stream into
 an array of bytes.  This method first reads any pushed-back bytes; after
 that, if fewer than len bytes have been read then it
 reads from the underlying input stream. If len is not zero, the method
 blocks until at least 1 byte of input is available; otherwise, no
 bytes are read and 0 is returned.read in class FilterInputStreamb - the buffer into which the data is read.off - the start offset in the destination array blen - the maximum number of bytes read.-1 if there is no more data because the end of
             the stream has been reached.NullPointerException - If b is null.IndexOutOfBoundsException - If off is negative,
 len is negative, or len is greater than
 b.length - offIOException - if this input stream has been closed by
             invoking its close() method,
             or an I/O error occurs.InputStream.read(byte[], int, int)public void unread(int b)
            throws IOException
(byte)b.b - the int value whose low-order
                  byte is to be pushed back.IOException - If there is not enough room in the pushback
            buffer for the byte, or this input stream has been closed by
            invoking its close() method.public void unread(byte[] b,
                   int off,
                   int len)
            throws IOException
b[off], the byte after that will
 have the value b[off+1], and so forth.b - the byte array to push back.off - the start offset of the data.len - the number of bytes to push back.IOException - If there is not enough room in the pushback
            buffer for the specified number of bytes,
            or this input stream has been closed by
            invoking its close() method.public void unread(byte[] b)
            throws IOException
b[0], the byte after that will have the
 value b[1], and so forth.b - the byte array to push backIOException - If there is not enough room in the pushback
            buffer for the specified number of bytes,
            or this input stream has been closed by
            invoking its close() method.public int available()
              throws IOException
 The method returns the sum of the number of bytes that have been
 pushed back and the value returned by available.
available in class FilterInputStreamIOException - if this input stream has been closed by
             invoking its close() method,
             or an I/O error occurs.FilterInputStream.in, 
InputStream.available()public long skip(long n)
          throws IOException
n bytes of data from this
 input stream. The skip method may, for a variety of
 reasons, end up skipping over some smaller number of bytes,
 possibly zero.  If n is negative, no bytes are skipped.
  The skip method of PushbackInputStream
 first skips over the bytes in the pushback buffer, if any.  It then
 calls the skip method of the underlying input stream if
 more bytes need to be skipped.  The actual number of bytes skipped
 is returned.
skip in class FilterInputStreamn - the number of bytes to be skipped.IOException - if the stream does not support seek,
            or the stream has been closed by
            invoking its close() method,
            or an I/O error occurs.FilterInputStream.in, 
InputStream.skip(long n)public boolean markSupported()
mark and
 reset methods, which it does not.markSupported in class FilterInputStreamfalse, since this class does not support the
           mark and reset methods.InputStream.mark(int), 
InputStream.reset()public void mark(int readlimit)
 The mark method of PushbackInputStream
 does nothing.
mark in class FilterInputStreamreadlimit - the maximum limit of bytes that can be read before
                      the mark position becomes invalid.InputStream.reset()public void reset()
           throws IOException
mark method was last called on this input stream.
  The method reset for class
 PushbackInputStream does nothing except throw an
 IOException.
reset in class FilterInputStreamIOException - if this method is invoked.InputStream.mark(int), 
IOExceptionpublic void close()
           throws IOException
close in interface Closeableclose in interface AutoCloseableclose in class FilterInputStreamIOException - if an I/O error occurs.FilterInputStream.in Submit a bug or feature 
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