jcontrol.io
Interface ComplexInputStream

All Superinterfaces:

BasicInputStream

All Known Implementing Classes:

FT1_2, RS232

public interface ComplexInputStream
extends BasicInputStream

Provides a set of high-level communication methods for reading.

Author:

boehme

Available on JControl Devices:

all

Method Summary

String

readUTF8() Reads a single String from the stream.

Methods inherited from interface jcontrol.io.BasicInputStream

close, read, read

Method Detail

readUTF8

String readUTF8()
                throws IOException

Reads a single String from the stream. This is a blocking operation, if there is no data available the current Thread is yielded and should be woken up if data arrives. Implementing classes may throw an IOException if a timeout is reached. The String is received in raw UTF8-Format with two preceiding bytes specifying the size of the String. The String will be newly constructed

Returns:

the String read

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs

See Also:

String