Method Detail

• readData

  T readData()
      throws IOException

  Read a single object

  Returns:

  an object or a primitive value read

  Throws:

  IOException - as per java IO contract

• readDataArray

  T readDataArray(int length)
           throws IOException

  Read an array of specified length. Normally this is a byte array. The intent here is optimization: reading an array may be faster than reading elements one by one.

  Parameters:

  length - the length of the array to be read

  Returns:

  the array of objects

  Throws:

  IOException - as per java IO contract