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Interface DataProducer

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataStreamProducer

public interface DataProducer

A producer which offers processed data.

Version:

1.0, 27.04.2016 by Gerrit Hohl

Author:

Gerrit Hohl (gerrit-hohl@users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getName() Returns the name of the producer in the exception (if one is thrown).
int	produce(byte[] buffer) Produces the data.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of the producer in the exception (if one is thrown).

Returns:

The name.

produce

int produce(byte[] buffer)
     throws IOException

Produces the data.

Parameters:

buffer - The buffer which is filled with the data.

Returns:

The length of how much was filled into the passed buffer or -1, if the end of the produced data is reached.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the buffer is null.

IOException - If an I/O error occurs.