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Article #8427Re: How can I read in file into a byte array?
From: Ben Matterson (Borland)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 22:33
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 22:33
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Herbert Carl Meyer wrote: > > Start from: > > public int InputStream.read( byte[] b) throws IOException Yep, that's what I did. > So pick a number for the size of b, read a chunk at a time, and copy bytes > from b to the end of something else, How big would I make that "something else"? That was my main question, how do I know how big to make the array of bytes such that I don't overrun the end of the array? To maybe answer my own question, it looks like the File class might do what I want using the length() method. I create a new File, then create an InputStream using the File. > Read the JDK javadoc for java.io for details. Yep. > And don't panic. Sound advice in any situation. Ben -- InterBase Technical Support Borland Software Corp.
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