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package javax.servlet;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
/**
* Provides an input stream for reading binary data from a client request,
* including an efficient readLine method for reading data one line
* at a time. With some protocols, such as HTTP POST and PUT, a
* ServletInputStream object can be used to read data sent from the
* client.
*
* A ServletInputStream object is normally retrieved via the
* {@link ServletRequest#getInputStream} method.
*
* This is an abstract class that a servlet container implements. Subclasses of
* this class must implement the java.io.InputStream.read() method.
*
* @author Various
* @version $Version$
* @see ServletRequest
*/
public abstract class ServletInputStream extends InputStream {
/**
* Does nothing, because this is an abstract class.
*/
protected ServletInputStream() {
// NOOP
}
/**
* Reads the input stream, one line at a time. Starting at an offset, reads
* bytes into an array, until it reads a certain number of bytes or reaches
* a newline character, which it reads into the array as well.
*
* This method returns -1 if it reaches the end of the input stream before
* reading the maximum number of bytes.
*
* @param b
* an array of bytes into which data is read
* @param off
* an integer specifying the character at which this method
* begins reading
* @param len
* an integer specifying the maximum number of bytes to read
* @return an integer specifying the actual number of bytes read, or -1 if
* the end of the stream is reached
* @exception IOException
* if an input or output exception has occurred
*/
public int readLine(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException {
if (len <= 0) {
return 0;
}
int count = 0, c;
while ((c = read()) != -1) {
b[off++] = (byte) c;
count++;
if (c == '\n' || count == len) {
break;
}
}
return count > 0 ? count : -1;
}
}