jcontrol.io
Interface ComplexOutputStream

All Superinterfaces:

BasicOutputStream

All Known Implementing Classes:

FT1_2, RS232

public interface ComplexOutputStream
extends BasicOutputStream

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

Author:

boehme

Available on JControl Devices:

all

Method Summary

void	writeUTF8(String buffer) Writes a single String to the stream.

Methods inherited from interface jcontrol.io.BasicOutputStream

close, write, write

Method Detail

writeUTF8

void writeUTF8(String buffer)
               throws IOException

Writes a single String to the stream. This is a blocking operation, if the transmit device is busy the current Thread is yielded and should be woken up if the device becomes ready. Implementing classes may throw an IOException if a timeout is reached. The String is written in raw UTF8-Format with two preceiding bytes specifying the size of the String.

Parameters:

buffer - the String to write

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs

See Also:

String