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019
020 package javax.servlet;
021
022 import java.io.IOException;
023 import java.io.InputStream;
024
025 /**
026 * Provides an input stream for reading binary data from a client
027 * request, including an efficient <code>readLine</code> method
028 * for reading data one line at a time. With some protocols, such
029 * as HTTP POST and PUT, a <code>ServletInputStream</code>
030 * object can be used to read data sent from the client.
031 * <p/>
032 * <p>A <code>ServletInputStream</code> object is normally retrieved via
033 * the {@link ServletRequest#getInputStream} method.
034 * <p/>
035 * <p/>
036 * <p>This is an abstract class that a servlet container implements.
037 * Subclasses of this class
038 * must implement the <code>java.io.InputStream.read()</code> method.
039 *
040 * @version $Rev: 788194 $ $Date: 2009-06-24 18:05:48 -0400 (Wed, 24 Jun 2009) $
041 * @see ServletRequest
042 */
043
044 public abstract class ServletInputStream extends InputStream {
045
046 /**
047 * Does nothing, because this is an abstract class.
048 */
049 protected ServletInputStream() {
050 }
051
052 /**
053 * Reads the input stream, one line at a time. Starting at an
054 * offset, reads bytes into an array, until it reads a certain number
055 * of bytes or reaches a newline character, which it reads into the
056 * array as well.
057 * <p/>
058 * <p>This method returns -1 if it reaches the end of the input
059 * stream before reading the maximum number of bytes.
060 *
061 * @param b an array of bytes into which data is read
062 * @param off an integer specifying the character at which
063 * this method begins reading
064 * @param len an integer specifying the maximum number of
065 * bytes to read
066 * @throws IOException if an input or output exception has occurred
067 * @return an integer specifying the actual number of bytes
068 * read, or -1 if the end of the stream is reached
069 */
070 public int readLine(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException {
071
072 if (len <= 0) {
073 return 0;
074 }
075 int count = 0, c;
076
077 while ((c = read()) != -1) {
078 b[off++] = (byte) c;
079 count++;
080 if (c == '\n' || count == len) {
081 break;
082 }
083 }
084 return count > 0 ? count : -1;
085 }
086
087 }
088
089
090