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| Chapter 18 The java.util.zip Package |

# InflaterInputStream

## Name

InflaterInputStream

## Synopsis

Class Name:

  `java.util.zip.InflaterInputStream`

Superclass:

  `java.io.FilterInputStream`

Immediate Subclasses:

  `java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream`, `java.util.zip.ZipInputStream`

Interfaces Implemented:

  None

Availability:

  New as of JDK 1.1

## Description

The `InflaterInputStream` class represents an `InputStream` with an associated `Inflater`. In other words, an `InflaterInputStream` wraps a regular input stream, so that data read from the stream is read from an underlying stream and decompressed. Two subclasses, `GZIPInputStream` and `ZipInputStream`, read compressed data in widely recognized formats.

## Class Summary

    public class java.util.zip.InflaterInputStream
                 extends java.io.FilterInputStream {
      // Variables
      protected byte[] buf;
      protected Inflater inf;
      protected int len;
      // Constructors
      public InflaterInputStream(InputStream in);
      public InflaterInputStream(InputStream in, Inflater inf);
      public InflaterInputStream(InputStream in, Inflater inf, int size);
      // Public Instance Methods
      public int read();
      public int read(byte[] b, int off, int len);
      public long skip(long n);
      // Protected Instance Methods
      protected void fill();
    }

## Variables

### buf

#### protected byte[] buf

Description

  A buffer that holds the compressed data that is written to the underlying stream.

### inf

#### protected Inflater inf

Description

  The `Inflater` that is used internally.

### len

#### protected int len

Description

  The amount of data that is in the input buffer.

## Constructors

### InflaterInputStream

#### public InflaterInputStream(InputStream in)

Parameters

  `in`

    The underlying input stream.

Description

  This constructor creates an `InflaterInputStream` that reads data from the given `InputStream`. Before being read, the data is decompressed by a default `Inflater`. The `InflaterInputStream` uses a decompression buffer with the default size of 512 bytes.

#### public InflaterInputStream(InputStream in, Inflater inf)

Parameters

  `in`

    The underlying input stream.

  `inf`

    The `Inflater` object.

Description

  This constructor creates an `InflaterInputStream` that reads data from the given `InputStream`. Before being read, the data is decompressed by the given `Inflater`. The `InflaterInputStream` uses a decompression buffer with the default size of 512 bytes.

#### public InflaterInputStream(InputStream in, Inflater inf, int size)

Parameters

  `in`

    The underlying input stream.

  `inf`

    The `Inflater` object.

  `size`

    The size of the input buffer.

Description

  This constructor creates an `InflaterInputStream` that reads data from the given `InputStream`. Before being read, the data is decompressed by the given `Inflater`. The `InflaterInputStream` uses a decompression buffer of the given size.

## Instance Methods

### read

#### public int read() throws IOException

Returns

  The next uncompressed byte or `-1` if the end of the stream is encountered.

Throws

  `IOException`

    If any kind of I/O error occurs.

Overrides

  `FilterInputStream.read()`

Description

  This method reads enough data from the underlying `InputStream` to return a byte of uncompressed data. The method blocks until enough data is available for decompression, the end of the stream is detected, or an exception is thrown.

#### public int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException

Parameters

  `b`

    An array of bytes to be filled from the stream.

  `off`

    An offset into the byte array.

  `len`

    The number of bytes to read.

Returns

  The number of bytes read or `-1` if the end of the stream is encountered immediately.

Throws

  `IOException`

    If any kind of I/O error occurs.

Overrides

  `FilterInputStream.read(byte[], int, int)`

Description

  This method reads enough data from the underlying `InputStream` to return `len` bytes of uncompressed data. The uncompressed data is placed into the given array starting at `off`. The method blocks until some data is available for decompression.

### skip

#### public long skip(long n) throws IOException

Returns

  The actual number of bytes skipped.

Throws

  `IOException`

    If any kind of I/O error occurs.

Overrides

  `FilterInputStream.skip()`

Description

  This method skips over the specified number of uncompressed data bytes by reading data from the underlying `InputStream` and decompressing it.

## Protected Instance Methods

### fill

#### protected void fill() throws IOException

Throws

  `IOException`

    If any kind of I/O error occurs.

Description

  This method fills the input buffer with compressed data from the underlying `InputStream`.

## Inherited Methods

Method | Inherited From | Method | Inherited From
--- | --- | --- | ---
`available()` | `FilterInputStream` | `clone()` | `Object`
`close()` | `FilterInputStream` | `equals(Object)` | `Object`
`finalize()` | `Object` | `getClass()` | `Object`
`hashCode()` | `Object` | `mark(int)` | `FilterInputStream`
`markSupported()` | `FilterInputStream` | `notify()` | `Object`
`notifyAll()` | `Object` | `read()` | `InflaterInputStream`
`read(byte[])` | `FilterInputStream` | `reset()` | `FilterInputStream`
`toString()` | `Object` | `wait()` | `Object`
`wait(long)` | `Object` | `wait(long, int)` | `Object`

## See Also

`FilterInputStream`, `GZIPInputStream`, `Inflater`, `InputStream`, `IOException`, `ZipInputStream`

Inflater |  | ZipEntry