Package org.apache.commons.configuration2.io

# Interface InputStreamSupport

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `JSONConfiguration`, `XMLConfiguration`, `YAMLConfiguration`

public interface InputStreamSupport

Definition of an interface to be implemented by objects which support reading from an input stream.

When reading data using a `FileHandler` per default a reader is used as defined by the `FileBased.read(java.io.Reader)` method. For some configuration formats it is necessary to directly read binary data. In order to achieve this, a `FileBased` object can also implement this interface. It defines an additional `read()` method expecting an `InputStream` as argument. If the `FileHandler` detects that its associated `FileBased` object implements this interface, it passes the input stream directly rather than transforming it to a reader.

Since:
  2.0

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `read(InputStream in)`
  Reads the content of this object from the specified `InputStream`.

- ## Method Details

  - ### read

    void read(InputStream in) throws ConfigurationException, IOException
    Reads the content of this object from the specified `InputStream`.
    Parameters:
      `in` - the input stream
    Throws:
      `ConfigurationException` - if a non-I/O related problem occurs, for example the data read does not have the expected format
      `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs.