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| \docType{class} |
| \name{InputStream} |
| \alias{InputStream} |
| \alias{RandomAccessFile} |
| \alias{MemoryMappedFile} |
| \alias{ReadableFile} |
| \alias{BufferReader} |
| \title{InputStream classes} |
| \description{ |
| \code{RandomAccessFile} inherits from \code{InputStream} and is a base |
| class for: \code{ReadableFile} for reading from a file; \code{MemoryMappedFile} for |
| the same but with memory mapping; and \code{BufferReader} for reading from a |
| buffer. Use these with the various table readers. |
| } |
| \section{Factory}{ |
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| The \code{$create()} factory methods instantiate the \code{InputStream} object and |
| take the following arguments, depending on the subclass: |
| \itemize{ |
| \item \code{path} For \code{ReadableFile}, a character file name |
| \item \code{x} For \code{BufferReader}, a \link{Buffer} or an object that can be |
| made into a buffer via \code{buffer()}. |
| } |
| |
| To instantiate a \code{MemoryMappedFile}, call \code{\link[=mmap_open]{mmap_open()}}. |
| } |
| |
| \section{Methods}{ |
| |
| \itemize{ |
| \item \code{$GetSize()}: |
| \item \code{$supports_zero_copy()}: Logical |
| \item \code{$seek(position)}: go to that position in the stream |
| \item \code{$tell()}: return the position in the stream |
| \item \code{$close()}: close the stream |
| \item \code{$Read(nbytes)}: read data from the stream, either a specified \code{nbytes} or |
| all, if \code{nbytes} is not provided |
| \item \code{$ReadAt(position, nbytes)}: similar to \code{$seek(position)$Read(nbytes)} |
| \item \code{$Resize(size)}: for a \code{MemoryMappedFile} that is writeable |
| } |
| } |
| |
| \keyword{datasets} |