com.ibm.portal.resolver.data
Interface ByteDataSource

All Superinterfaces:

Addressable, DataSource, DataSourceFragment, 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.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

CONTENT_TYPE_BINARY Mime type for simple, binary messages http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2046.txt

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

CONTENT_TYPE_UNKNOWN, CREATION_UNKNOWN, EXPIRATION_UNKNOWN, LAST_MODIFICATION_UNKNOWN, MAX_AGE_INFINITE, MAX_AGE_NONE, ROOT_DATE

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

EMPTY_PARAMETERS

Method Summary

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, getCreated, getExpiration, getLastModified

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

getParameters, getURI

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.portal.Disposable

dispose

Field Detail

CONTENT_TYPE_BINARY

static final java.lang.String CONTENT_TYPE_BINARY

Mime type for simple, binary messages http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2046.txt

Since:

6.1.0.3

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

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