org.restlet.resource
Class ChannelRepresentation

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.restlet.resource.Variant
      extended by org.restlet.resource.Representation
          extended by org.restlet.resource.ChannelRepresentation
Direct Known Subclasses:
ReadableRepresentation, WritableRepresentation

public abstract class ChannelRepresentation
extends Representation

Representation based on a NIO byte channel.

Author:
Jerome Louvel

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.restlet.resource.Representation
UNKNOWN_SIZE
 
Constructor Summary
ChannelRepresentation(MediaType mediaType)
          Constructor.
 
Method Summary
 java.io.Reader getReader()
          Returns a characters reader with the representation's content.
 java.io.InputStream getStream()
          Returns a stream with the representation's content.
 void write(java.io.OutputStream outputStream)
          Writes the representation to a byte stream.
 void write(java.io.Writer writer)
          Writes the representation to a characters writer.
 
Methods inherited from class org.restlet.resource.Representation
checkDigest, checkDigest, computeDigest, createEmpty, exhaust, getAvailableSize, getChannel, getDigest, getDownloadName, getExpirationDate, getModificationDate, getRange, getSize, getTag, getText, isAvailable, isDownloadable, isTransient, release, setAvailable, setDigest, setDownloadable, setDownloadName, setExpirationDate, setModificationDate, setRange, setSize, setTag, setTransient, write
 
Methods inherited from class org.restlet.resource.Variant
getCharacterSet, getEncodings, getIdentifier, getLanguages, getMediaType, setCharacterSet, setEncodings, setIdentifier, setIdentifier, setLanguages, setMediaType
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ChannelRepresentation

public ChannelRepresentation(MediaType mediaType)
Constructor.

Parameters:
mediaType - The media type.
Method Detail

getReader

public java.io.Reader getReader()
                         throws java.io.IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Returns a characters reader with the representation's content. This method is ensured to return a fresh reader for each invocation unless it is a transient representation, in which case null is returned. If the representation has no character set defined, the system's default one will be used.

Specified by:
getReader in class Representation
Returns:
A reader with the representation's content.
Throws:
java.io.IOException

getStream

public java.io.InputStream getStream()
                              throws java.io.IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Returns a stream with the representation's content. This method is ensured to return a fresh stream for each invocation unless it is a transient representation, in which case null is returned.

Specified by:
getStream in class Representation
Returns:
A stream with the representation's content.
Throws:
java.io.IOException

write

public void write(java.io.OutputStream outputStream)
           throws java.io.IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Writes the representation to a byte stream. This method is ensured to write the full content for each invocation unless it is a transient representation, in which case an exception is thrown.

Specified by:
write in class Representation
Parameters:
outputStream - The output stream.
Throws:
java.io.IOException

write

public void write(java.io.Writer writer)
           throws java.io.IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Writes the representation to a characters writer. This method is ensured to write the full content for each invocation unless it is a transient representation, in which case an exception is thrown.

Specified by:
write in class Representation
Parameters:
writer - The characters writer.
Throws:
java.io.IOException


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