Package org.apache.batik.util.io

Interface CharDecoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCharDecoder, ASCIIDecoder, GenericDecoder, ISO_8859_1Decoder, StringDecoder, UTF16Decoder, UTF8Decoder

public interface CharDecoder

This interface represents an object which decodes characters from a stream of bytes.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static int	END_OF_STREAM	This constant represents the end of stream character.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	dispose()	Disposes the associated resources.
int	readChar()	Reads the next character.

Field Detail

END_OF_STREAM

static final int END_OF_STREAM

This constant represents the end of stream character.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

readChar

int readChar()
      throws java.io.IOException

Reads the next character.

Returns:

a character or END_OF_STREAM.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

dispose

void dispose()
      throws java.io.IOException

Disposes the associated resources.

Throws:

java.io.IOException