com.ibm.portal.resolver.data
Interface ByteDataSource

All Superinterfaces:

Addressable, DataSource, Disposable, TimeStamped

public interface ByteDataSource
extends DataSource

Implemented by providers of byte data streams. The stream provider must be able to copy the content of the byte stream onto the output stream that is passed as a parameter.

Since:

6.1.0

Note:

This interface is designed to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary

java.io.OutputStream

java.io.OutputStream)">write(java.io.OutputStream out) Copies the complete data onto the target stream.

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.portal.resolver.data.DataSource

getContentType, getExpiration

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.portal.resolver.data.Addressable

getParameters, getURI

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.portal.TimeStamped

getCreated, getLastModified

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.portal.Disposable

dispose

Method Detail

java.io.OutputStream)">

write

java.io.OutputStream write(java.io.OutputStream out)
                           throws java.io.IOException

Copies the complete data onto the target stream. The target stream should NOT be closed.

Parameters:

out - target stream to receive the data.

Returns:

reference to the target stream to allow method chaining

Throws:

java.io.IOException - - if the copy operation failed