01: package it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.io;
02:
03: /*
04: * fastutil: Fast & compact type-specific collections for Java
05: *
06: * Copyright (C) 2005-2008 Sebastiano Vigna
07: *
08: * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
09: * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
10: * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
11: * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
12: *
13: * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
14: * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
16: * Lesser General Public License for more details.
17: *
18: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
19: * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
20: * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
21: *
22: */
23:
24: /** A basic interface specifying positioning methods for a byte stream.
25: *
26: * @author Sebastiano Vigna
27: * @since 4.4
28: */
29:
30: public interface RepositionableStream {
31:
32: /** Sets the current stream position.
33: *
34: * @param newPosition the new stream position.
35: */
36: void position(long newPosition) throws java.io.IOException;
37:
38: /** Returns the current stream position.
39: *
40: * @return the current stream position.
41: */
42: long position() throws java.io.IOException;
43:
44: }
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