Class ByteArrayOutputStream

java.lang.Object
java.io.OutputStream
java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable,Flushable,AutoCloseable

public classByteArrayOutputStreamextendsOutputStream
This class implements an output stream in which the data is written into a byte array. The buffer automatically grows as data is written to it. The data can be retrieved usingtoByteArray() andtoString().

Closing aByteArrayOutputStream has no effect. The methods in this class can be called after the stream has been closed without generating anIOException.

Since:
1.0
  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    protected byte[]
    The buffer where data is stored.
    protected int
    The number of valid bytes in the buffer.
  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    Creates a newByteArrayOutputStream.
    Creates a newByteArrayOutputStream, with a buffer capacity of the specified size, in bytes.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    Closing aByteArrayOutputStream has no effect.
    void
    Resets thecount field of thisByteArrayOutputStream to zero, so that all currently accumulated output in the output stream is discarded.
    int
    Returns the current size of the buffer.
    byte[]
    Creates a newly allocated byte array.
    Converts the buffer's contents into a string decoding bytes using the default charset.
    toString(int hibyte)
    Deprecated.
    This method does not properly convert bytes into characters.
    toString(String charsetName)
    Converts the buffer's contents into a string by decoding the bytes using the namedcharset.
    toString(Charset charset)
    Converts the buffer's contents into a string by decoding the bytes using the specifiedcharset.
    void
    write(byte[] b, int off, int len)
    Writeslen bytes from the specified byte array starting at offsetoff to thisByteArrayOutputStream.
    void
    write(int b)
    Writes the specified byte to thisByteArrayOutputStream.
    void
    writeBytes(byte[] b)
    Writes the complete contents of the specified byte array to thisByteArrayOutputStream.
    void
    Writes the complete contents of thisByteArrayOutputStream to the specified output stream argument, as if by calling the output stream's write method usingout.write(buf, 0, count).

    Methods declared in class java.io.OutputStream

    flush,nullOutputStream,write

    Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

    clone,equals,finalize,getClass,hashCode,notify,notifyAll,wait,wait,wait
  • Field Details

    • buf

      protected byte[] buf
      The buffer where data is stored.
    • count

      protected int count
      The number of valid bytes in the buffer.
  • Constructor Details

    • ByteArrayOutputStream

      public ByteArrayOutputStream()
      Creates a newByteArrayOutputStream. The buffer capacity is initially 32 bytes, though its size increases if necessary.
    • ByteArrayOutputStream

      public ByteArrayOutputStream(int size)
      Creates a newByteArrayOutputStream, with a buffer capacity of the specified size, in bytes.
      Parameters:
      size - the initial size.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if size is negative.
  • Method Details

    • write

      public void write(int b)
      Writes the specified byte to thisByteArrayOutputStream.
      Specified by:
      write in class OutputStream
      Parameters:
      b - the byte to be written.
    • write

      public void write(byte[] b, int off, int len)
      Writeslen bytes from the specified byte array starting at offsetoff to thisByteArrayOutputStream.
      Overrides:
      write in class OutputStream
      Parameters:
      b - the data.
      off - the start offset in the data.
      len - the number of bytes to write.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - ifb isnull.
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - ifoff is negative,len is negative, orlen is greater thanb.length - off
    • writeBytes

      public void writeBytes(byte[] b)
      Writes the complete contents of the specified byte array to thisByteArrayOutputStream.
      API Note:
      This method is equivalent towrite(b, 0, b.length).
      Parameters:
      b - the data.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - ifb isnull.
      Since:
      11
    • writeTo

      public void writeTo(OutputStream out) throwsIOException
      Writes the complete contents of thisByteArrayOutputStream to the specified output stream argument, as if by calling the output stream's write method usingout.write(buf, 0, count).
      Parameters:
      out - the output stream to which to write the data.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - ifout isnull.
      IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
    • reset

      public void reset()
      Resets thecount field of thisByteArrayOutputStream to zero, so that all currently accumulated output in the output stream is discarded. The output stream can be used again, reusing the already allocated buffer space.
      See Also:
    • toByteArray

      public byte[] toByteArray()
      Creates a newly allocated byte array. Its size is the current size of this output stream and the valid contents of the buffer have been copied into it.
      Returns:
      the current contents of this output stream, as a byte array.
      See Also:
    • size

      public int size()
      Returns the current size of the buffer.
      Returns:
      the value of thecount field, which is the number of valid bytes in this output stream.
      See Also:
    • toString

      public String toString()
      Converts the buffer's contents into a string decoding bytes using the default charset. The length of the newString is a function of the charset, and hence may not be equal to the size of the buffer.

      This method always replaces malformed-input and unmappable-character sequences with the default replacement string for the default charset. TheCharsetDecoder class should be used when more control over the decoding process is required.

      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      String decoded from the buffer's contents.
      Since:
      1.1
      See Also:
    • toString

      public String toString(String charsetName) throwsUnsupportedEncodingException
      Converts the buffer's contents into a string by decoding the bytes using the namedcharset.

      This method is equivalent to#toString(charset) that takes acharset.

      An invocation of this method of the form

          ByteArrayOutputStream b;    b.toString("UTF-8")
      behaves in exactly the same way as the expression
          ByteArrayOutputStream b;    b.toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)

      Parameters:
      charsetName - the name of a supportedcharset
      Returns:
      String decoded from the buffer's contents.
      Throws:
      UnsupportedEncodingException - If the named charset is not supported
      Since:
      1.1
    • toString

      public String toString(Charset charset)
      Converts the buffer's contents into a string by decoding the bytes using the specifiedcharset. The length of the newString is a function of the charset, and hence may not be equal to the length of the byte array.

      This method always replaces malformed-input and unmappable-character sequences with the charset's default replacement string. TheCharsetDecoder class should be used when more control over the decoding process is required.

      Parameters:
      charset - thecharset to be used to decode thebytes
      Returns:
      String decoded from the buffer's contents.
      Since:
      10
    • toString

      @Deprecatedpublic String toString(int hibyte)
      Deprecated.
      This method does not properly convert bytes into characters. As of JDK 1.1, the preferred way to do this is via thetoString(String charsetName) ortoString(Charset charset) method, which takes an encoding-name or charset argument, or thetoString() method, which uses the default charset.
      Creates a newly allocated string. Its size is the current size of the output stream and the valid contents of the buffer have been copied into it. Each characterc in the resulting string is constructed from the corresponding elementb in the byte array such that:
          c == (char)(((hibyte & 0xff) << 8) | (b & 0xff))
      Parameters:
      hibyte - the high byte of each resulting Unicode character.
      Returns:
      the current contents of the output stream, as a string.
      See Also:
    • close

      public void close() throwsIOException
      Closing aByteArrayOutputStream has no effect. The methods in this class can be called after the stream has been closed without generating anIOException.
      Specified by:
      close in interface AutoCloseable
      Specified by:
      close in interface Closeable
      Overrides:
      close in class OutputStream
      Throws:
      IOException - if an I/O error occurs.