22.5

java.io.PipedInputStream

THE PACKAGE JAVA.IO

If

src

 is an unconnected piped output stream and

snk

 is an unconnected

piped input stream, they may be connected by either the call:

snk.connect(src)

or the call:

src.connect(snk)

The two calls have the same effect.

22.5.4

public int read() throws IOException

If a thread was providing data bytes to the connected piped output stream, but the

thread is no longer alive, then an

IOException

 is thrown.

Implements the

read

 method of

InputStream

 ( 22.3.1).

22.5.5

public int read(byte[] b, int off, int len)

throws IOException, NullPointerException,

IndexOutOfBoundsException

If a thread was providing data bytes to the connected piped output stream, but the

thread is no longer alive, then an

IOException

 is thrown.

Overrides the

read

 method of

InputStream

 ( 22.3.3).

22.5.6

public void close() throws IOException

This piped input stream is closed and may no longer be used for reading bytes.

Overrides the

close

 method of

InputStream

 ( 22.3.6).

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