Download Input and Output

Input and Output
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Stream Classes
Processing External Files
Data Streams
Print Streams
Buffered Streams
Text Input and Output on the Console
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Object Streams
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Streams
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A stream is an abstraction of the continuous one-way
flow of data.
Input Stream
Program
File
Output Stream
Stream Classes
The stream classes can be categorized into two types:
byte streams and character streams.
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a) The InputStream/OutputStream class is the
root of all byte stream classes.
b) The Reader/Writer class is the root of all character
stream classes.
The subclasses of InputStream/ OutputStream are
analogous to the subclasses of Reader/Writer.
 In all, over 40 classes are used to provide input and
output.
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A) Byte Stream Classes
ByteArrayInputStream
DataInputStream
FileInputStream
FilterInputStream
InputStream
SequenceInputStream
DataInput
BufferedInputStream
LineNumberInputStream
PushBackInputStream
PipedInputStream
ObjectInputStream
Object
ObjectInput
StringBufferInputStream
ByteArrayOutputStream
FileOutputStream
OutputStream
FilterOutputStream
PipedOutputStream
ObjectOutputStream
RandomAccessFile
BufferedOutputStream
DataOutputStream
PrintStream
ObjectOutput
DataOutput
B) Character Stream Classes
CharArrayReader
InputStreamReader
FilterReader
Reader
FileReader
PushBackReader
StringReader
PipedReader
BufferedReader
Object
LineNumberReader
BufferedWriter
CharArrayWriter
OutputStreamWriter
Writer
FilterWriter
PipedWriter
PrintWriter
StringWriter
StreamTokenizer
FileWriter
Abstract InputStream Class
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abstract int read() throws IOException
read the next byte and returns its value, an int in range 0255; at the end returns -1.
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int read(byte[] b) throws IOException
Read up to b.length bytes into array b, returns b.length or the number
of bytes read, or returns -1 at the end of the stream.
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void close() throws IOException
int available() throws IOException
Returns the number of bytes that can be read form the input stream.
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long skip(long n) throws IOException
Skip over and discard n bytes of data from the input stream.
Abstract Reader Class
The Reader class is similar to the InputStream
class. The methods in Reader are subject to
character interpretation.
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abstract int read() throws IOException
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int read(char b[]) throws IOException
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void close() throws IOException
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void skip(long n) throws IOException
Abstract OutputStream Class
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abstract void write(int b) throws
IOException
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void write(byte[] b) throws IOException
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void close() throws IOException
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void flush() throws IOException
Abstract Writer Class
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abstract void write(char b) throws
IOException
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void write(char[] b) throws IOException
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void close() throws IOException
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void flush() throws IOException
The File Class
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The File class is a wrapper class for the file name.
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File class does not tell us how to read or write
information in files.
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File class is used to check properties of files,
such as whether the file exists, or is readable, or is
updateable.
The File Class
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The statement creates a File object:
File MyFile = new File(“C:\myData\in.data”);
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Methods
String getName();
String getPath();
// Get full path of the file
String getAbsolutePath();
String getParent(); //
// Get the directory that contains the file
int
getLength();
boolean exists();
boolean canWrite();
boolean canRead();
boolean isDirectory();
boolean isFile();
boolean delete();
Processing External Files
You must use file streams to read from or write
to a disk file.
You
can use FileInputStream or
FileOutputStream for byte streams.
can use FileReader or FileWriter for character
streams.
You
File I/O Stream Constructors
Constructing instances of FileInputStream,
FileOutputStream, FileReader, and FileWriter
from file names:
public FileInputStream(String filenameString);
public FileInputStream(File file);
public FileOutputStream(String filenameString);
public FileOutputStream(File file);
public FileReader(String filenameString);
public FileReader(File file);
public FileWriter(String filenameString);
public FileWriter(File file);
Example of File I/O Stream
Constructors
FileInputStream infile = new FileInputStream("in.dat");
FileInputStream infile = new FileInputStream(file);
FileOutputStream outfile = new FileInputStream("in.dat");
FileOutputStream outfile = new FileInputStream(file);
FileReader infile = new FileReader("in.dat");
FileReader infile = new FileRader(file);
FileWriter outfile = new FileWriter("in.dat");
FileWriter outfile = new FileWriter(file);
Example
Processing External Files
FileInputStream fis
program
args[0]
args[1]
FileOutputStream fos
Example: Copy External Files
import java.io.*;
public class CopyFile {
public static void main(String[] args) {
FileInputStream fis = null;
FileOutputStream fos = null;
try {
fis = new FileInputStream(new File(args[0]);
fos = new FileOutputStream(new File(args[1]);
while((int r = fis.read() != -1)
{
fos.write((byte)r);
}
} // to be continued...
Example: cont.
...
catch (FileNotFoundException ex) { ... }
catch (IOException ex) { ... }
finally {
try {
if(fis != null) fis.close();
if(fos != null) fos.close();
} catch (IOException ex) { }
}
}// main
}// class
Data Streams for primitive types
data streams (DataInputStream and
DataOutputStream) read and write Java primitive types
in a machine-independent fashion
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It enables you to write a data file in one machine and
read it on another machine that has a different operating
system or file structure.
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Data streams are wrappers for on existing input and
output streams:
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DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(inStream);
DataInputStream Methods
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byte readByte() throws IOException
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short readShort() throws IOException
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int readInt() throws IOException
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long readLong() throws IOException
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float readFloat() throws IOException
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double readDouble() throws IOException
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char readChar() throws IOException
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boolean readBoolean() throws IOException
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String readUTF() throws IOException
DataOutputStream Methods
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void writeByte(byte b) throws IOException
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void writeShort(short s) throws IOException
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void writeInt(int i) throws IOException
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void writeLong(long l) throws IOException
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void writeFloat(float f) throws IOException
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void writeDouble(double d) throws IOException
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void writeChar(char c) throws IOException
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void writeBoolean(boolean b) throws IOException
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void writeBytes(String l) throws IOException
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void writeChars(String l) throws IOException
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void writeUTF(String l) throws IOException
Example:
Using Data Streams
DataInputStream dis
FileInputStream
program
DataOutputStream dos
mytemp.dat
mytemp.dat
FileOutputStream
Data I/O Stream Constructors
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DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(inpStream);
DataInputStream infile = new
DataInputStream(new FileInputStream("in.dat"));
Creates a data input stream for file in.dat.
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DataOutputStream out=new DataOutputStream(outStream);
DataOutputStream outfile = new
DataOutputStream(new FileOutputStream("out.dat"));
Creates a data output stream for file out.dat.
Example:
1. Processing Data Streams
import java.io.*;
public class TestDataStream
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
DataInputStream dis = null;
DataOutputStream dos = null;
// Construct a temp file
File tempFile = new File(“mytemp.dat”);
if(tempFile.exists()) System.exit(0);
// cont.
Example:
2. Processing Data Streams
// Write data
try {
dos = new DataOutputStream(
new FileOutputStream(tempFile));
for(int i=0; i < 10; i++)
dos.writeInt((int)(Math.random()*1000));
} catch (IOException ex) { ... }
finally {
try {
if(dos != null) dos.close();
}
catch (IOException ex) { }
}
}
3. Processing Data Streams
try { // Read data
dis = new DataInputStream(tempFile);
for(int i = 0; i < 0, i++)
System.out.println(dis.readInt());
} catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
System.out.println(“File not found.”)
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
}
finally {
try { if(dis != null) dis.close(); }
catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
}
}
} //method
}// class
Print Streams
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data output stream outputs a binary representation of data, so you cannot view its contents as
text. In Java, you can use print streams to output
data into files. These files can be viewed as text.
The
PrintStream and PrintWriter classes
provide this functionality.
Buffered Streams
Java
introduces buffered streams that speed up input
and output by reducing the number of reads and writes.
In the case of input, a bunch of data is read all at once
instead of one byte at a time. In the case of output, data
are first cached into a buffer, then written all together to
the file.
Using
buffered streams is highly recommended!
Buffered Stream Constructors
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BufferedInputStream (InputStream in) // 512 bytes or
// chars
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BufferedInputStream (InputStream in, int bufferSize)
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BufferedOutputStream (OutputStream in)
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BufferedOutputStream (OutputStream in, int bufferSize)
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BufferedReader(Reader in)
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BufferedReader(Reader in, int bufferSize)
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BufferedWriter(Writer out)
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BufferedWriter(Writer out, int bufferSize)
Buffered Streams: Example
BufferedReader infile = null;
String inLine;
try {
infile = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(filename));
while((inLine = infile.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(inLine);
}
} catch(FileNotFoundException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
} catch(IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
} finally() {
try {
if(infile != null) infile.close();
}
}
Text Input/Output on the Consoles
There are two types of interactive I/O.
 One involves simple input from the keyboard
and simple output in a pure text form.
 The other involves input from various input
devices and output to a graphical environment
on frames and applets.
 The former is referred to as text interactive
I/O, and the latter is known as graphical
interactive I/O.
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Console Output/Input
To
perform console output, you can use any of the
methods for PrintStream in System.out.
However,
keyboard input is not directly supported in
Java. In order to get input from the keyboard, you first use
the following statements to read a string from the
keyboard. (cont’d)
Console Output/Input
import java.io.*;
public class myInput {
/** Read a string from the keyboard */
public static String readString() {
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(
new InputStreamReader(System.in));
// Declare and initialize the string
String string = “”;
// Get the string from the keyboard
try {
string = br.getLine();
}
catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex);
}
return string;
}
Console Output/Input, cont.
/** Read an int value from the keyboard */
public static int readInt() {
return Integer.parseInt(readString());
}
/** Read a double value from the keyboard */
public static double readDouble() {
return Double.parseDouble(readString());
}
...
/** Read a character from the keyboard */
public static char readChar() {
return readString().charAt(0);
}
}//class
Object Input and Output
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Serializable interface
Object Streams
 Example
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The Serializable Interface
Serializable interface is a marker
interface. It has no methods, so you don't need to
add additional code in your class that implements
Serializable.
The
Implementing
this interface enables the Java
serialization mechanism to automate the process of
storing the objects and arrays.
The Object Streams
the ObjectOutputStream class for
storing objects and the
ObjectInputStream class for restoring
objects.
These two classes are built upon several other
classes.
Use
Object Input/Output
import java.io.Serializable;
public class MyObject implements Serializable { }
. . .
 try {
ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(
new FileOutputStream(new File(fname)));
out.writeObject(myObject);
out.close();
} catch(IOException e) { ... }
. . .
 try {
ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(
new FileInputStream(new File(fname)));
myObject = (MyObject)in.readObject();
} catch(IOException e) { ... }
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Example: Write 2D array
import java.io.*;
import java.io.Serializable;
public class WriteMatrix {
static double[10][10] data;
public static void main(String[] args) {
int row = data.length;
int col = data[0].length;
try {
ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(
new FileOutputStream(
new File(args[0])));
out.writeObject(data);
out.close();
} catch(IOException e) { ... }
}//main
}//class
Example: Read 2D array
import java.io.*;
public class ReadMatrix {
static double[][] data;
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(
new FileInputStream(new File(args[0])));
data = (double[][])in.readObject();
int row = data.length;
int col = data[0].length;
} catch(IOException e) { ...
}//main
}//class
}
Example: Write Object
import java.io.*;
public class WriteMyObject {
MyObject obj = new MyObject(); // Object to be stored
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(
new FileOutputStream(new File(args[0])));
out.writeObject(obj);
out.close();
} catch(IOException e) { ... }
}//main
}//class
Example: Read Object
import java.io.*;
public class ReadMatrix {
static MyObject obj;
// Object to be restored
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(
new FileInputStream(new File(args[0])));
obj = (MyObject)in.readObject();
} catch(IOException exc) { ... }
}//main
}//class