(AIR only)
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
A FileStream object is used to read and write files. Files can be opened synchronously by calling the
open()
method or asynchronously by calling the
openAsync()
method.
The advantage of opening files asynchronously is that other code can execute while Adobe AIR
runs read and write processes in the background. When opened asynchronously, progress
events
are dispatched as operations proceed.
A File object that is opened synchronously behaves much like a ByteArray object; a file opened asynchronously behaves
much like a Socket or URLStream object. When a File object is opened synchronously, the caller pauses while
the requested data is read from or written to the underlying file. When opened asynchronously, any data
written to the stream is immediately buffered and later written to the file.
Whether reading from a file synchronously or asynchronously, the actual read methods are synchronous.
In both cases they read from data that is currently "available." The difference is that when reading
synchronously all of the data is available at all times, and when reading asynchronously data becomes
available gradually as the data streams into a read buffer. Either way, the data that can be synchronously
read at the current moment is represented by the bytesAvailable
property.
An application that is processing asynchronous input typically registers for progress
events
and consumes the data as it becomes available by calling read methods. Alternatively, an application can
simply wait until all of the data is available by registering for the complete
event and
processing the entire data set when the complete
event is dispatched.
bytesAvailable:uint
[read-only]
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Returns the number of bytes of data available for reading
in the input buffer.
User code must call bytesAvailable
to ensure
that sufficient data is available before trying to read
it with one of the read methods.
Implementation public function get bytesAvailable():uint
Example (
How to use this example )
The following code uses the
bytesAvailable
property to determine the
number of bytes available in the buffer when responding to the
progress
event.
var fileRef = air.File.documentsDirectory.resolvePath("AIR Test/bigFile.html");
var fileStream = new air.FileStream();
var bytes = new air.ByteArray();
fileStream.addEventListener(air.ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
fileStream.openAsync(fileRef, air.FileMode.READ);
function progressHandler(e) {
air.trace(fileStream.position, fileStream.bytesAvailable);
fileStream.readBytes(bytes, fileStream.position, fileStream.bytesAvailable);
}
endian:String
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
The byte order for the data, either the BIG_ENDIAN
or LITTLE_ENDIAN
constant
from the Endian class.
Implementation public function get endian():String
public function set endian(value:String):void
objectEncoding:uint
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Specifies whether the AMF3 or AMF0 format is used when writing or reading binary data by using the
readObject()
or writeObject()
method.
The value is a constant from the ObjectEncoding class. By default, the AMF3 format is used.
Implementation public function get objectEncoding():uint
public function set objectEncoding(value:uint):void
See also
position:Number
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
The current position in the file.
This value is modified in any of the following ways:
- When you set the property explicitly
- When reading from the FileStream object (by using one of the read methods)
- When writing to the FileStream object
The position is defined as a Number (instead of uint) in order to support files larger
than 232 bytes in length. The value of this property is always
a whole number less than 253. If you set this value to a number with a
fractional component, the value is rounded down to the nearest integer.
When reading a file asyncronously, if you set the position
property,
the application begins filling the read buffer with the data starting at the specified
position, and the bytesAvailable
property may be set to 0. Wait for a complete
event before using a read method to read data; or wait for a progress
event
and check the bytesAvailable
property before using a read method.
Implementation public function get position():Number
public function set position(value:Number):void
Example (
How to use this example )
The following code shows how a
position
property of the FileStream object
is updated as the application reads data from a file.
import flash.fileSystem.*;
import flash.utils.ByteArray;
import flash.events.Event;
var sourceFile:File = File.documentsDirectory.resolvePath("Apollo Test/test.txt");
var stream:FileStream = new FileStream();
stream.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, readBytes);
stream.openAsync(sourceFile, File);
function readBytes(e:Event):void {
var bytes:ByteArray = new ByteArray();
trace("position 0:", stream.position); // 0
bytes[0] = stream.readByte();
trace("position 1:", stream.position); // 1
fileStream.readBytes(bytes, stream.position, 4);
trace("position 2:", stream.position); // 5
stream.close();
}
readAhead:Number
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
When reading files asynchronously, the amount of data requested.
This property specifies how much data an asynchronous stream attempts to read
beyond the current position. The default value of this property is infinity: by default
a file that is opened to read asynchronously reads as far as the end of the file.
Reading data from the read buffer does not change the value of the readAhead
property. When you read data from the buffer, new data is read in to refill the read buffer.
The readAhead
property has no effect on a file that is opened synchronously.
As data is read in asynchronously, the FileStream object dispatches progress
events. In the
event handler method for the progress
event, check to see that the required number of bytes
is available (by checking the bytesAvailable
property), and then read the data from the
read buffer by using a read method.
Implementation public function get readAhead():Number
public function set readAhead(value:Number):void
Example (
How to use this example )
The following code shows how to use the
readAhead
property to limit
the amount of data read into a file to 100 bytes:
import flash.filesystem.*;
var file:File = File.desktopDirectory.resolvePath("test.txt");
var fileStream:FileStream = new FileStream();
fileStream.readAhead = 100;
fileStream.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, readProgressHandler)
fileStream.openAsync(file, FileMode.READ);
var results:ByteArray;
function readProgressHandler(event:ProgressEvent):void {
if (fileStream.bytesAvailable >= 100) {
fileStream.readBytes(results, 0, 100);
}
}
public function FileStream()
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Creates a FileStream object.
Use the open()
or openAsync()
method to open a file.
See also
public function close():void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Closes the FileStream object.
You cannot read or write any data after you call the close()
method. If the file
was opened asynchronously (the FileStream object used the openAsync()
method to open the file),
calling the close()
method causes the object to dispatch the close
event.
Closing the application automatically closes all files associated with FileStream objects in the application.
However, it is best to register for a closed
event on all FileStream objects opened asynchronously
that have pending data to write, before closing the application (to ensure that data is written).
You can reuse the FileStream object by calling the open()
or the openAsync()
method. This closes any file associated with the FileStream object, but the object does not dispatch the
close
event.
For a FileStream object opened asynchronously (by using the openAsync()
method),
even if you call the close()
event for a FileStream object and delete properties and variables that
reference the object, the FileStream object is not garbage collected as long as there are pending operations and
event handlers are registered for their completion. In particular, an otherwise unreferenced FileStream object
persists as long as any of the following are still possible:
- For file reading operations, the end of the file has not been reached (and the
complete
event has not been dispatched). - Output data is still available to written, and output-related events (such as the
outputProgress
event or the ioError
event) have registered event listeners.
Events | close:Event — The file, which was opened asynchronously, is closed.
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See also
Example (
How to use this example )
The following code opens a FileStream object
asynchronously and writes a text file named
test.txt to the Apollo Test subdirectory of the user's documents directory. A call to the
close()
method of the FileStream object closes the file when the data is written.
import flash.filesystem.*;
import flash.events.Event;
var file:File = File.documentsDirectory;
file = file.resolvePath("Apollo Test/test.txt");
var fileStream:FileStream = new FileStream();
fileStream.openAsync(file, FileMode.WRITE);
fileStream.writeUTFBytes("Hello");
fileStream.addEventListener(Event.CLOSE, fileClosed);
fileStream.close();
function fileClosed(event:Event):void {
trace("closed");
}
The following code opens a FileStream object
synchronously and writes a text file named
test.txt to the Apollo Test subdirectory of the user's documents directory. A call to the
close()
method of the FileStream object closes the file when the data is written.
import flash.filesystem.*;
var file:File = File.documentsDirectory;
file = file.resolvePath("Apollo Test/test.txt");
var fileStream:FileStream = new FileStream();
fileStream.open(file, FileMode.WRITE);
fileStream.writeUTF("Hello");
fileStream.close();
public function open(file:File, fileMode:String):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Opens the FileStream object synchronously, pointing to the file specified by the file
parameter.
If the FileStream object is already open, calling the method closes the file before opening
and no further events (including close
) are delivered for the previously opened file.
On systems that support file locking, a file opened in "write" or "update" mode (FileMode.WRITE
or FileMode.UPDATE
) is not readable until it is closed.
Once you are done performing operations on the file, call the close()
method of the FileStream
object. Some operating systems limit the number of concurrently open files.
Parameters
| file:File — The File object specifying the file to open.
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|
| fileMode:String — A string from the FileMode class that defines the capabilities of the FileStream, such as
the ability to read from or write to the file.
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Throws | IOError — The file does not exist; you do not have adequate permissions to
open the file; you are opening a file for read access, and you do not have read permissions;
or you are opening a file for write access, and you do not have write permissions.
|
|
| SecurityError — The file location is in the application directory, and the fileMode
parameter is set to "append", "update", or "write" mode.
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See also
Example (
How to use this example )
The following code shows how to synchronously open a test.txt file in the
Apollo Test subdirectory of the user's documents directory and then read the file into a string,
using the system character set as the text encoding.
import flash.filesystem.*;
var file:File = File.documentsDirectory;
file = file.resolvePath("Apollo Test/test.txt");
var fileStream:FileStream = new FileStream();
fileStream.open(file, FileMode.READ);
var str:String = fileStream.readMultiByte(file.size, File.systemCharset);
trace(str);
fileStream.close();
public function openAsync(file:File, fileMode:String):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Opens the FileStream object asynchronously, pointing to the file specified by the file
parameter.
If the FileStream object is already open, calling the method closes the file before opening
and no further events (including close
) are delivered for the previously opened file.
If the fileMode
parameter is set to FileMode.READ
or
FileMode.UPDATE
, AIR reads data into the input buffer as soon as the file is opened,
and progress
and open
events are dispatched as the data is read to
the input buffer.
On systems that support file locking, a file opened in "write" or "update" mode (FileMode.WRITE
or FileMode.UPDATE
) is not readable until it is closed.
Once you are done performing operations on the file, call the close()
method of the FileStream
object. Some operating systems limit the number of concurrently open files.
`
Parameters
| file:File — The File object specifying the file to open.
|
|
| fileMode:String — A string from the FileMode class that defines the capabilities of the FileStream, such as
the ability to read from or write to the file.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file does not exist; you do not have adequate permissions to
open the file; you are opening a file for read access, and you do not have read permissions;
or you are opening a file for write access, and you do not have write permissions.
|
|
| progress:ProgressEvent — Dispatched as data is read to the input buffer. (The file must be opened
with the fileMode parameter set to FileMode.READ or
FileMode.UPDATE .)
|
|
| complete:Event — The file data has been read to the input buffer. (The file must be opened with
the fileMode parameter set to FileMode.READ or
FileMode.UPDATE .)
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Throws | SecurityError — The file location is in the application directory, and the fileMode
parameter is set to "append", "update", or "write" mode.
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See also
Example (
How to use this example )
The following code shows how to asynchronously open a test.txt file in the
Apollo Test subdirectory of the user's documents directory and then read the file into a string,
using the system character set as the text encoding.
import flash.filesystem.*;
import flash.events.Event;
var file:File = File.documentsDirectory;
file = file.resolvePath("Apollo Test/test.txt");
var fileStream:FileStream = new FileStream();
fileStream.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, fileCompleteHandler)
fileStream.openAsync(file, FileMode.READ);
function fileCompleteHandler(event:Event):void {
var str:String = fileStream.readMultiByte(fileStream.bytesAvailable, File.systemCharset);
trace(str);
fileStream.close();
}
public function readBoolean():Boolean
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads a Boolean value from the file stream, byte stream, or byte array. A single byte is read
and true
is returned if the byte is nonzero,
false
otherwise.
Returns | Boolean — A Boolean value, true if the byte is nonzero,
false otherwise.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
|
|
| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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public function readByte():int
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads a signed byte from the file stream, byte stream, or byte array.
Returns | int — The returned value is in the range -128 to 127.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
|
|
| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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public function readBytes(bytes:ByteArray, offset:uint = 0, length:uint = 0):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads the number of data bytes, specified by the length
parameter,
from the file stream, byte stream, or byte array. The bytes are read into the
ByteArray objected specified by the bytes
parameter, starting at
the position specified by offset
.
Parameters
| bytes:ByteArray — The ByteArray object to read
data into.
|
|
| offset:uint (default = 0 ) — The offset into the bytes parameter at which data
read should begin.
|
|
| length:uint (default = 0 ) — The number of bytes to read. The default value
of 0 causes all available data to be read.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
|
|
| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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public function readDouble():Number
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads an IEEE 754 double-precision floating point number from the file stream, byte stream, or byte array.
Returns | Number — An IEEE 754 double-precision floating point number.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
|
|
| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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public function readFloat():Number
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads an IEEE 754 single-precision floating point number from the file stream, byte stream, or byte array.
Returns | Number — An IEEE 754 single-precision floating point number.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
|
|
| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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public function readInt():int
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads a signed 32-bit integer from the file stream, byte stream, or byte array.
Returns | int — The returned value is in the range -2147483648 to 2147483647.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
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Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
|
|
| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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public function readMultiByte(length:uint, charSet:String):String
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads a multibyte string of specified length from the file stream, byte stream, or byte array using the
specified character set.
Parameters
| length:uint — The number of bytes from the byte stream to read.
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|
| charSet:String — The string denoting the character set to use to interpret the bytes.
Possible character set strings include "shift-jis" , "cn-gb" ,
"iso-8859-1" , and others.
For a complete list, see Supported Character Sets.
Note: If the value for the charSet parameter is not recognized by the current
system, then Adobe® Flash® Player or
Adobe® AIR® uses the system's default
code page as the character set. For example, a value for the charSet parameter, as in
myTest.readMultiByte(22, "iso-8859-01") , that uses 01 instead of
1 might work on your development machine, but not on another machine. On the other
machine, Flash Player or the AIR runtime will use the system's
default code page.
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Returns | String — UTF-8 encoded string.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
|
|
| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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See also
public function readObject():*
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads an object from the file stream, byte stream, or byte array, encoded in AMF
serialized format.
Returns | * — The deserialized object
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
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|
| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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See also
public function readShort():int
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads a signed 16-bit integer from the file stream, byte stream, or byte array.
Returns | int — The returned value is in the range -32768 to 32767.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
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| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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public function readUnsignedByte():uint
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads an unsigned byte from the file stream, byte stream, or byte array.
Returns | uint — The returned value is in the range 0 to 255.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
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| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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public function readUnsignedInt():uint
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads an unsigned 32-bit integer from the file stream, byte stream, or byte array.
Returns | uint — The returned value is in the range 0 to 4294967295.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
|
|
| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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public function readUnsignedShort():uint
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads an unsigned 16-bit integer from the file stream, byte stream, or byte array.
Returns | uint — The returned value is in the range 0 to 65535.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
|
|
| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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public function readUTF():String
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads a UTF-8 string from the file stream, byte stream, or byte array. The string
is assumed to be prefixed with an unsigned short indicating
the length in bytes.
This method is similar to the readUTF()
method in the Java® IDataInput interface.
Returns | String — A UTF-8 string produced by the byte representation of characters.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
|
|
| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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public function readUTFBytes(length:uint):String
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Reads a sequence of UTF-8 bytes from the byte stream or byte array and returns a string.
Parameters
| length:uint — The number of bytes to read.
|
Returns | String — A UTF-8 string produced by the byte representation of characters of the specified length.
|
Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — The file cannot be read or the file is not open. This event is dispatched
only for files opened for asynchronous operations (by using the openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
read capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be read (for example, because the file is missing).
|
|
| EOFError — The position specfied for reading data exceeds the number of bytes available
(specified by the bytesAvailable property).
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public function truncate():void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Truncates the file at the position specified by the position
property of the FileStream
object.
Bytes from the position specified by the position
property to the end of the file
are deleted. The file must be open for writing.
ThrowsSee also
Example (
How to use this example )
The following code synchronously opens a test.txt file in the Apollo Test subdirectory of
the user's documents directory and then trims the file to 100 characters in length if it is longer than
100 characters.
import flash.filesystem.*;
var file:File = File.documentsDirectory;
file = file.resolvePath("Apollo Test/test.txt");
var fileStream:FileStream = new FileStream();
fileStream.open(file, FileMode.UPDATE);
if (file.size > 100) {
fileStream.position = 100;
fileStream.truncate();
}
fileStream.close();
The following code
asynchronously opens a test.txt file in the Apollo Test subdirectory
of the user's documents directory, and then trims the file to 100 characters in length if it is longer than 100
characters.
var file:File = File.documentsDirectory;
file = file.resolvePath("Apollo Test/test.txt");
var fileStream:FileStream = new FileStream();
fileStream.openAsync(file, FileMode.UPDATE);
trace("start", file.size)
if (file.size > 100) {
fileStream.position = 100;
fileStream.truncate();
}
fileStream.addEventListener(Event.CLOSE, fileClosed);
fileStream.close();
function fileClosed(event:Event):void {
trace("closed", file.size);
}
public function writeBoolean(value:Boolean):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Writes a Boolean value. A single byte is written according to the value
parameter,
either 1 if true
or 0 if false
.
Parameters
| value:Boolean — A Boolean value determining which byte is written. If the parameter is true ,
1 is written; if false , 0 is written.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — You cannot write to the file (for example, because the file is missing).
This event is dispatched only for files that have been opened for asynchronous operations (by using the
openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
write capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be written (for example, because the file is missing).
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public function writeByte(value:int):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Writes a byte.
The low 8 bits of the
parameter are used; the high 24 bits are ignored.
Parameters
| value:int — A byte value as an integer.
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Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — You cannot write to the file (for example, because the file is missing).
This event is dispatched only for files that have been opened for asynchronous operations (by using the
openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
write capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be written (for example, because the file is missing).
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public function writeBytes(bytes:ByteArray, offset:uint = 0, length:uint = 0):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Writes a sequence of bytes from the
specified byte array, bytes
,
starting at the byte specified by offset
(using a zero-based index)
with a length specified by length
,
into the file stream, byte stream, or byte array.
If the length
parameter is omitted, the default
length of 0 is used and the entire buffer starting at
offset
is written.
If the offset
parameter is also omitted, the entire buffer is
written.
If the offset
or length
parameter
is out of range, they are clamped to the beginning and end
of the bytes
array.
Parameters
| bytes:ByteArray — The byte array to write.
|
|
| offset:uint (default = 0 ) — A zero-based index specifying the position into the array to begin writing.
|
|
| length:uint (default = 0 ) — An unsigned integer specifying how far into the buffer to write.
|
Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — You cannot write to the file (for example, because the file is missing).
This event is dispatched only for files that have been opened for asynchronous operations (by using the
openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
write capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be written (for example, because the file is missing).
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public function writeDouble(value:Number):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Writes an IEEE 754 double-precision (64-bit) floating point number.
Parameters
| value:Number — A double-precision (64-bit) floating point number.
|
Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — You cannot write to the file (for example, because the file is missing).
This event is dispatched only for files that have been opened for asynchronous operations (by using the
openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
write capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be written (for example, because the file is missing).
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public function writeFloat(value:Number):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Writes an IEEE 754 single-precision (32-bit) floating point number.
Parameters
| value:Number — A single-precision (32-bit) floating point number.
|
Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — You cannot write to the file (for example, because the file is missing).
This event is dispatched only for files that have been opened for asynchronous operations (by using the
openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
write capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be written (for example, because the file is missing).
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public function writeInt(value:int):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Writes a 32-bit signed integer.
Parameters
| value:int — A byte value as a signed integer.
|
Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — You cannot write to the file (for example, because the file is missing).
This event is dispatched only for files that have been opened for asynchronous operations (by using the
openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
write capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be written (for example, because the file is missing).
|
public function writeMultiByte(value:String, charSet:String):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Writes a multibyte string to the file stream, byte stream, or byte array, using the specified character set.
Parameters
| value:String — The string value to be written.
|
|
| charSet:String — The string denoting the character set to use. Possible character set strings
include "shift-jis" , "cn-gb" , "iso-8859-1" , and others.
For a complete list, see Supported Character Sets.
|
Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — You cannot write to the file (for example, because the file is missing).
This event is dispatched only for files that have been opened for asynchronous operations (by using the
openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
write capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be written (for example, because the file is missing).
|
See also
public function writeObject(object:*):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Writes an object to the file stream, byte stream, or byte array, in AMF serialized
format.
Parameters
| object:* — The object to be serialized.
|
Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — You cannot write to the file (for example, because the file is missing).
This event is dispatched only for files that have been opened for asynchronous operations (by using the
openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
write capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be written (for example, because the file is missing).
|
See also
public function writeShort(value:int):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Writes a 16-bit integer. The low 16 bits of the parameter are used;
the high 16 bits are ignored.
Parameters
| value:int — A byte value as an integer.
|
Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — You cannot write to the file (for example, because the file is missing).
This event is dispatched only for files that have been opened for asynchronous operations (by using the
openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
write capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be written (for example, because the file is missing).
|
public function writeUnsignedInt(value:uint):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Writes a 32-bit unsigned integer.
Parameters
| value:uint — A byte value as an unsigned integer.
|
Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — You cannot write to the file (for example, because the file is missing).
This event is dispatched only for files that have been opened for asynchronous operations (by using the
openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
write capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be written (for example, because the file is missing).
|
public function writeUTF(value:String):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Writes a UTF-8 string to the file stream, byte stream, or byte array. The length of the UTF-8 string in bytes
is written first, as a 16-bit integer, followed by the bytes representing the
characters of the string.
Parameters
| value:String — The string value to be written.
|
Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — You cannot write to the file (for example, because the file is missing).
This event is dispatched only for files that have been opened for asynchronous operations (by using the
openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
write capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be written (for example, because the file is missing).
|
public function writeUTFBytes(value:String):void
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Writes a UTF-8 string. Similar to writeUTF()
,
but does not prefix the string with a 16-bit length word.
Parameters
| value:String — The string value to be written.
|
Events | ioError:IOErrorEvent — You cannot write to the file (for example, because the file is missing).
This event is dispatched only for files that have been opened for asynchronous operations (by using the
openAsync() method).
|
Throws | IOError — The file has not been opened; the file has been opened, but it was not opened with
write capabilities; or for a file that has been opened for synchronous operations (by using the
open() method), the file cannot be written (for example, because the file is missing).
|
Event Object Type: flash.events.Event
property Event.type = flash.events.Event.CLOSE
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Indicates that the stream has been
closed by an explicit call to the close()
method.
The
Event.CLOSE
constant defines the value of the
type
property of a
close
event object.
This event has the following properties:
Property | Value |
---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | false ; there is no default behavior to cancel. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event
object with an event listener. |
target | The object whose connection has been closed. |
See also
Event Object Type: flash.events.Event
property Event.type = flash.events.Event.COMPLETE
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Signals that the end of the stream has been reached.
The
Event.COMPLETE
constant defines the value of the
type
property of a
complete
event object.
This event has the following properties:
Property | Value |
---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | false ; there is no default behavior to cancel. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event
object with an event listener. |
target | The network object that has completed loading.
|
See also
Event Object Type: flash.events.IOErrorEvent
property IOErrorEvent.type = flash.events.IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Indicates that an error occurred during an asynchronous file I/O operation.
Defines the value of the
type
property of an
ioError
event object.
This event has the following properties:
Property | Value |
---|
bubbles | false |
cancelable | false ; there is no default behavior to cancel. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event
object with an event listener. |
errorID | A reference number associated with the specific error (AIR only). |
target | The network object experiencing the input/output error. |
text | Text to be displayed as an error message. |
Event Object Type: flash.events.OutputProgressEvent
property OutputProgressEvent.type = flash.events.OutputProgressEvent.OUTPUT_PROGRESS
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Signals that buffered data has been written to the file.
Defines the value of the
type
property of an
outputProgress
event object.
This event has the following properties:
Property | Value |
---|
bubbles | false |
bytesPending | The number of bytes remaining to be written at the time the
listener processes the event. |
bytesTotal | The total number of bytes that ultimately
will be written if the write process succeeds. |
cancelable | false ; there is no default behavior to cancel. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event
object with an event listener. |
target | The FileStream object reporting progress. |
Event Object Type: flash.events.ProgressEvent
property ProgressEvent.type = flash.events.ProgressEvent.PROGRESS
Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0 |
Signals the availability of new data on the stream.
Defines the value of the
type
property of a
progress
event object.
This event has the following properties:
Property | Value |
---|
bubbles | false |
bytesLoaded | The number of items or bytes loaded at the time the listener processes the event. |
bytesTotal | The total number of items or bytes that ultimately will be loaded if the loading process succeeds. |
cancelable | false ; there is no default behavior to cancel. |
currentTarget | The object that is actively processing the Event
object with an event listener. |
target | The object reporting progress. |
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