ch.rgw.io
Class BitOutputStream

java.lang.Object
  java.io.OutputStream
      ch.rgw.io.BitOutputStream

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Closeable, java.io.Flushable

public class BitOutputStream
extends java.io.OutputStream

An OutputStream for bitwise writing

Author:

Gerry

Constructor Summary

BitOutputStream(java.io.OutputStream out)

Method Summary

void	close()
void	flush() Empty the buffer, flush the remaining bits with zeroes.
void	pushbits(int c, int bitnum) Writes up to 32 bit
static java.lang.String	Version()
void	write(boolean bit) write a single bit
void	write(int c) writes a byte into the OutputStream, starting at the position of the last written bit (not at a byte boundary)

Methods inherited from class java.io.OutputStream

write, write

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BitOutputStream

public BitOutputStream(java.io.OutputStream out)

Method Detail

Version

public static final java.lang.String Version()

write

public void write(int c)
           throws java.io.IOException

writes a byte into the OutputStream, starting at the position of the last written bit (not at a byte boundary)

Specified by:

write in class java.io.OutputStream

Throws:

java.io.IOException

See Also:

OutputStream.write(int)

pushbits

public void pushbits(int c,
                     int bitnum)
              throws java.io.IOException

Writes up to 32 bit

Parameters:

c - an integer containing the bits to be written

bitnum - the number of bits (right aligned inside c) to write.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

write

public void write(boolean bit)
           throws java.io.IOException

write a single bit

Parameters:

bit - true for a 1-Bit, false for a 0-Bit

Throws:

java.io.IOException

flush

public void flush()
           throws java.io.IOException

Empty the buffer, flush the remaining bits with zeroes.

Specified by:

flush in interface java.io.Flushable

Overrides:

flush in class java.io.OutputStream

Throws:

java.io.IOException

close

public void close()
           throws java.io.IOException

Specified by:

close in interface java.io.Closeable

Overrides:

close in class java.io.OutputStream

Throws:

java.io.IOException