Class ServletInputStream

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Closeable, AutoCloseable

    public abstract class ServletInputStream
    extends InputStream
    Provides an input stream for reading binary data from a client request, including an efficient readLine method for reading data one line at a time. With some protocols, such as HTTP POST and PUT, a ServletInputStream object can be used to read data sent from the client.

    A ServletInputStream object is normally retrieved via the ServletRequest.getInputStream() method.

    This is an abstract class that a servlet container implements. Subclasses of this class must implement the java.io.InputStream.read() method.

    Author:
    Various
    See Also:
    ServletRequest
    • Constructor Detail

      • ServletInputStream

        protected ServletInputStream()
        Does nothing, because this is an abstract class.
    • Method Detail

      • readLine

        public int readLine​(byte[] b,
                            int off,
                            int len)
                     throws IOException
        Reads the input stream, one line at a time. Starting at an offset, reads bytes into an array, until it reads a certain number of bytes or reaches a newline character, which it reads into the array as well.

        This method returns -1 if it reaches the end of the input stream before reading the maximum number of bytes.

        Parameters:
        b - an array of bytes into which data is read
        off - an integer specifying the character at which this method begins reading
        len - an integer specifying the maximum number of bytes to read
        Returns:
        an integer specifying the actual number of bytes read, or -1 if the end of the stream is reached
        Throws:
        IOException - if an input or output exception has occurred
      • isFinished

        public abstract boolean isFinished()
        Returns true when all the data from the stream has been read else it returns false.
        Returns:
        true when all data for this particular request has been read, otherwise returns false.
        Since:
        Servlet 3.1
      • setReadListener

        public abstract void setReadListener​(ReadListener readListener)
        Instructs the ServletInputStream to invoke the provided ReadListener when it is possible to read
        Parameters:
        readListener - the ReadListener that should be notified when it's possible to read.
        Throws:
        IllegalStateException - if one of the following conditions is true
        • the associated request is neither upgraded nor the async started
        • setReadListener is called more than once within the scope of the same request.
        NullPointerException - if readListener is null
        Since:
        Servlet 3.1