gecko-dev/xpcom/io/nsIOutputStream.h
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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
* Version 1.0 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
* compliance with the NPL. You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
* http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
*
* Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
* WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
* for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
* NPL.
*
* The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
* Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
* Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation. All Rights
* Reserved.
*/
#ifndef nsIOutputStream_h___
#define nsIOutputStream_h___
#include "nsIBaseStream.h"
class nsIInputStream;
/* 7f13b870-e95f-11d1-beae-00805f8a66dc */
#define NS_IOUTPUTSTREAM_IID \
{ 0x7f13b870, 0xe95f, 0x11d1, \
{0xbe, 0xae, 0x00, 0x80, 0x5f, 0x8a, 0x66, 0xdc} }
/** Abstract byte output stream */
class nsIOutputStream : public nsIBaseStream {
public:
static const nsIID& GetIID() { static nsIID iid = NS_IOUTPUTSTREAM_IID; return iid; }
/** Write data into the stream.
* @param aBuf the buffer from which the data is read
* @param aCount the maximum number of bytes to write
* @param aWriteCount out parameter to hold the number of
* bytes written. if an error occurs, the writecount
* is undefined
* @return error status
*/
NS_IMETHOD
Write(const char* aBuf, PRUint32 aCount, PRUint32 *aWriteCount) = 0;
/**
* Writes data into the stream from an input stream.
* Implementer's note: This method is defined by this interface in order
* to allow the output stream to efficiently copy the data from the input
* stream into its internal buffer (if any). If this method was provide
* as an external facility, a separate char* buffer would need to be used
* in order to call the output stream's other Write method.
* @param fromStream the stream from which the data is read
* @param aWriteCount out parameter to hold the number of
* bytes written. if an error occurs, the writecount
* is undefined
* @return error status
*/
NS_IMETHOD
Write(nsIInputStream* fromStream, PRUint32 *aWriteCount) = 0;
/**
* Flushes the stream.
*/
NS_IMETHOD
Flush(void) = 0;
};
#endif /* nsOutputStream_h___ */