| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.io | 
 Provides for system input and output through data streams,
serialization and the file system. 
 | 
| java.rmi.server | 
 Provides classes and interfaces for supporting the server
side of RMI. 
 | 
| javax.imageio.stream | 
 A package of the Java Image I/O API dealing with low-level I/O from
files and streams. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Interface and Description | 
|---|---|
interface  | 
ObjectInput
ObjectInput extends the DataInput interface to include the reading of
 objects. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
class  | 
DataInputStream
A data input stream lets an application read primitive Java data
 types from an underlying input stream in a machine-independent
 way. 
 | 
class  | 
ObjectInputStream
An ObjectInputStream deserializes primitive data and objects previously
 written using an ObjectOutputStream. 
 | 
class  | 
RandomAccessFile
Instances of this class support both reading and writing to a
 random access file. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
static String | 
DataInputStream.readUTF(DataInput in)
Reads from the
 stream  
in a representation
 of a Unicode  character string encoded in
 modified UTF-8 format;
 this string of characters is then returned as a String. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
static UID | 
UID.read(DataInput in)
Constructs and returns a new  
UID instance by
 unmarshalling a binary representation from an
 DataInput instance. | 
| Modifier and Type | Interface and Description | 
|---|---|
interface  | 
ImageInputStream
A seekable input stream interface for use by
  
ImageReaders. | 
interface  | 
ImageOutputStream
A seekable output stream interface for use by
  
ImageWriters. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
class  | 
FileCacheImageInputStream
An implementation of  
ImageInputStream that gets its
 input from a regular InputStream. | 
class  | 
FileCacheImageOutputStream
An implementation of  
ImageOutputStream that writes its
 output to a regular OutputStream. | 
class  | 
FileImageInputStream
An implementation of  
ImageInputStream that gets its
 input from a File or RandomAccessFile. | 
class  | 
FileImageOutputStream
An implementation of  
ImageOutputStream that writes its
 output directly to a File or
 RandomAccessFile. | 
class  | 
ImageInputStreamImpl
An abstract class implementing the  
ImageInputStream interface. | 
class  | 
ImageOutputStreamImpl
An abstract class implementing the  
ImageOutputStream interface. | 
class  | 
MemoryCacheImageInputStream
An implementation of  
ImageInputStream that gets its
 input from a regular InputStream. | 
class  | 
MemoryCacheImageOutputStream
An implementation of  
ImageOutputStream that writes its
 output to a regular OutputStream. | 
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