gecko-dev/xpcom/io/nsIInputStream.h
dougt%netscape.com 9aef7730c4 Merging branch BASE_19_FEB_99 to tip. These are extensive changes
to nsFileSpec and and nsFileStream.  See dougt@netscape.com or
John McMullen for futher information.
1999-02-25 20:49:47 +00:00

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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
*
* 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 nsIInputStream_h___
#define nsIInputStream_h___
#include "nsIBaseStream.h"
#define NS_IINPUTSTREAM_IID \
{ 0x022396f0, 0x93b5, 0x11d1, \
{0x89, 0x5b, 0x00, 0x60, 0x08, 0x91, 0x1b, 0x81} }
/** Abstract byte input stream */
class nsIInputStream : public nsIBaseStream {
public:
static const nsIID& IID() { static nsIID iid = NS_IINPUTSTREAM_IID; return iid; }
/** Return the number of bytes in the stream
* @param aLength out parameter to hold the length
* of the stream. if an error occurs, the length
* will be undefined
* @return error status
*/
NS_IMETHOD
GetLength(PRUint32 *aLength) = 0;
/** Read data from the stream.
* @param aErrorCode the error code if an error occurs
* @param aBuf the buffer into which the data is read
* @param aOffset the start offset of the data
* @param aCount the maximum number of bytes to read
* @param aReadCount out parameter to hold the number of
* bytes read, eof if 0. if an error occurs, the
* read count will be undefined
* @return error status
*/
NS_IMETHOD
Read(char* aBuf, PRUint32 aOffset, PRUint32 aCount, PRUint32 *aReadCount) = 0;
};
#endif /* nsInputStream_h___ */