org.garret.perst
Interface RandomAccessStream

All Known Implementing Classes:

RandomAccessInputStream, RandomAccessOutputStream

public interface RandomAccessStream

This interface extends nomal Java streams with seek capability. This interface is implemented by Perst BLOB streams

Method Summary

long	getPosition() Get current position in the stream
long	setPosition(long pos) Set position in the stream
long	size() Get size of the stream

Method Detail

getPosition

long getPosition()

Get current position in the stream

Returns:

current poistion in the stream

setPosition

long setPosition(long pos)

Set position in the stream

Parameters:

pos - new absolute poistion in the strwam

Returns:

actual position - it can be less than specified if end of stream is reached

size

long size()

Get size of the stream

Returns:

number of bytes available in the stream