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package java.io;
/**
* Defines an interface for classes that allow reading serialized objects.
*
* @see ObjectInputStream
* @see ObjectOutput
*/
public interface ObjectInput extends DataInput, AutoCloseable {
/**
* Indicates the number of bytes of primitive data that can be read without
* blocking.
*
* @return the number of bytes available.
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs.
*/
int available() throws IOException;
/**
* Closes this stream. Implementations of this method should free any
* resources used by the stream.
*
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs while closing the input stream.
*/
void close() throws IOException;
/**
* Reads a single byte from this stream and returns it as an integer in the
* range from 0 to 255. Returns -1 if the end of this stream has been
* reached. Blocks if no input is available.
*
* @return the byte read or -1 if the end of this stream has been reached.
* @throws IOException
* if this stream is closed or another I/O error occurs.
*/
int read() throws IOException;
/**
* Reads bytes from this stream into the byte array {@code buffer}. Blocks
* while waiting for input.
*
* @param buffer
* the array in which to store the bytes read.
* @return the number of bytes read or -1 if the end of this stream has been
* reached.
* @throws IOException
* if this stream is closed or another I/O error occurs.
*/
int read(byte[] buffer) throws IOException;
/**
* Reads at most {@code count} bytes from this stream and stores them in
* byte array {@code buffer} starting at offset {@code count}. Blocks while
* waiting for input.
*
* @param buffer
* the array in which to store the bytes read.
* @param offset
* the initial position in {@code buffer} to store the bytes read
* from this stream.
* @param count
* the maximum number of bytes to store in {@code buffer}.
* @return the number of bytes read or -1 if the end of this stream has been
* reached.
* @throws IOException
* if this stream is closed or another I/O error occurs.
*/
int read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count) throws IOException;
/**
* Reads the next object from this stream.
*
* @return the object read.
*
* @throws ClassNotFoundException
* if the object's class cannot be found.
* @throws IOException
* if this stream is closed or another I/O error occurs.
*/
Object readObject() throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException;
/**
* Skips {@code byteCount} bytes on this stream. Less than {@code byteCount} byte are
* skipped if the end of this stream is reached before the operation
* completes.
*
* @return the number of bytes actually skipped.
* @throws IOException
* if this stream is closed or another I/O error occurs.
*/
long skip(long byteCount) throws IOException;
}