org.openmdx.base.stream.rmi.cci
Interface BinarySource_1_0

All Superinterfaces:

Remote, Source_1_0

All Known Implementing Classes:

BinarySource_1, BinarySource_1, BinarySource_1, BinarySource_1Proxy, BinarySource_1Proxy, BinarySource_1Proxy

public interface BinarySource_1_0
extends Source_1_0, Remote

The Collection_1_0 interface defines the transport protocol for remote collections.

Method Summary

byte[]

readBytes(int capacity) Updates all or part of the BLOB value that this Blob object represents, as an array of bytes.

Methods inherited from interface org.openmdx.base.stream.cci.Source_1_0

close, length

Method Detail

readBytes

byte[] readBytes(int capacity)
                 throws IOException

Updates all or part of the BLOB value that this Blob object represents, as an array of bytes. This byte array contains up to length consecutive bytes starting at the specified position.

Parameters:

capacity - the number of consecutive bytes to be copied

Returns:

a byte array containing up to capacity consecutive bytes from the BLOB; or null in case of an end of stream condition

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.