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	package javax.imageio.stream;

	import java.io.Closeable;
	import java.io.DataInput;
	import java.io.IOException;
	import java.nio.ByteOrder;

	/**
	* A seekable input stream interface for use by
	* <code>ImageReader</code>s. Various input sources, such as
	* <code>InputStream</code>s and <code>File</code>s,
	* as well as future fast I/O sources may be "wrapped" by a suitable
	* implementation of this interface for use by the Image I/O API.
	*
	* @see ImageInputStreamImpl
	* @see FileImageInputStream
	* @see FileCacheImageInputStream
	* @see MemoryCacheImageInputStream
	*
	*/
	public interface ImageInputStream extends DataInput, Closeable {

	/**
	* Sets the desired byte order for future reads of data values
	* from this stream. For example, the sequence of bytes '0x01
	* 0x02 0x03 0x04' if read as a 4-byte integer would have the
	* value '0x01020304' using network byte order and the value
	* '0x04030201' under the reverse byte order.
	*
	* <p> The enumeration class <code>java.nio.ByteOrder</code> is
	* used to specify the byte order. A value of
	* <code>ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN</code> specifies so-called
	* big-endian or network byte order, in which the high-order byte
	* comes first. Motorola and Sparc processors store data in this
	* format, while Intel processors store data in the reverse
	* <code>ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN</code> order.
	*
	* <p> The byte order has no effect on the results returned from
	* the <code>readBits</code> method (or the value written by
	* <code>ImageOutputStream.writeBits</code>).
	*
	* @param byteOrder one of <code>ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN</code> or
	* <code>java.nio.ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN</code>, indicating whether
	* network byte order or its reverse will be used for future
	* reads.
	*
	* @see java.nio.ByteOrder
	* @see #getByteOrder
	* @see #readBits(int)
	*/
	void setByteOrder(ByteOrder byteOrder);

	/**
	* Returns the byte order with which data values will be read from
	* this stream as an instance of the
	* <code>java.nio.ByteOrder</code> enumeration.
	*
	* @return one of <code>ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN</code> or
	* <code>ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN</code>, indicating which byte
	* order is being used.
	*
	* @see java.nio.ByteOrder
	* @see #setByteOrder
	*/
	ByteOrder getByteOrder();

	/**
	* Reads a single byte from the stream and returns it as an
	* integer between 0 and 255. If the end of the stream is
	* reached, -1 is returned.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @return a byte value from the stream, as an int, or -1 to
	* indicate EOF.
	*
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	int read() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads up to <code>b.length</code> bytes from the stream, and
	* stores them into <code>b</code> starting at index 0. The
	* number of bytes read is returned. If no bytes can be read
	* because the end of the stream has been reached, -1 is returned.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @param b an array of bytes to be written to.
	*
	* @return the number of bytes actually read, or <code>-1</code>
	* to indicate EOF.
	*
	* @exception NullPointerException if <code>b</code> is
	* <code>null</code>.
	*
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	int read(byte[] b) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads up to <code>len</code> bytes from the stream, and stores
	* them into <code>b</code> starting at index <code>off</code>.
	* The number of bytes read is returned. If no bytes can be read
	* because the end of the stream has been reached, <code>-1</code>
	* is returned.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @param b an array of bytes to be written to.
	* @param off the starting position within <code>b</code> to write to.
	* @param len the maximum number of <code>byte</code>s to read.
	*
	* @return the number of bytes actually read, or <code>-1</code>
	* to indicate EOF.
	*
	* @exception NullPointerException if <code>b</code> is
	* <code>null</code>.
	* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
	* negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
	* len</code> is greater than <code>b.length</code>.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads up to <code>len</code> bytes from the stream, and
	* modifies the supplied <code>IIOByteBuffer</code> to indicate
	* the byte array, offset, and length where the data may be found.
	* The caller should not attempt to modify the data found in the
	* <code>IIOByteBuffer</code>.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @param buf an IIOByteBuffer object to be modified.
	* @param len the maximum number of <code>byte</code>s to read.
	*
	* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>len</code> is
	* negative.
	* @exception NullPointerException if <code>buf</code> is
	* <code>null</code>.
	*
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void readBytes(IIOByteBuffer buf, int len) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads a byte from the stream and returns a <code>boolean</code>
	* value of <code>true</code> if it is nonzero, <code>false</code>
	* if it is zero.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @return a boolean value from the stream.
	*
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the end of the stream is reached.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	boolean readBoolean() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads a byte from the stream and returns it as a
	* <code>byte</code> value. Byte values between <code>0x00</code>
	* and <code>0x7f</code> represent integer values between
	* <code>0</code> and <code>127</code>. Values between
	* <code>0x80</code> and <code>0xff</code> represent negative
	* values from <code>-128</code> to <code>/1</code>.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @return a signed byte value from the stream.
	*
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the end of the stream is reached.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	byte readByte() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads a byte from the stream, and (conceptually) converts it to
	* an int, masks it with <code>0xff</code> in order to strip off
	* any sign-extension bits, and returns it as a <code>byte</code>
	* value.
	*
	* <p> Thus, byte values between <code>0x00</code> and
	* <code>0x7f</code> are simply returned as integer values between
	* <code>0</code> and <code>127</code>. Values between
	* <code>0x80</code> and <code>0xff</code>, which normally
	* represent negative <code>byte</code>values, will be mapped into
	* positive integers between <code>128</code> and
	* <code>255</code>.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @return an unsigned byte value from the stream.
	*
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the end of the stream is reached.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	int readUnsignedByte() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads two bytes from the stream, and (conceptually)
	* concatenates them according to the current byte order, and
	* returns the result as a <code>short</code> value.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @return a signed short value from the stream.
	*
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*
	* @see #getByteOrder
	*/
	short readShort() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads two bytes from the stream, and (conceptually)
	* concatenates them according to the current byte order, converts
	* the resulting value to an <code>int</code>, masks it with
	* <code>0xffff</code> in order to strip off any sign-extension
	* buts, and returns the result as an unsigned <code>int</code>
	* value.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @return an unsigned short value from the stream, as an int.
	*
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*
	* @see #getByteOrder
	*/
	int readUnsignedShort() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Equivalent to <code>readUnsignedShort</code>, except that the
	* result is returned using the <code>char</code> datatype.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @return an unsigned char value from the stream.
	*
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*
	* @see #readUnsignedShort
	*/
	char readChar() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads 4 bytes from the stream, and (conceptually) concatenates
	* them according to the current byte order and returns the result
	* as an <code>int</code>.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is ignored and treated as
	* though it were zero.
	*
	* @return a signed int value from the stream.
	*
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*
	* @see #getByteOrder
	*/
	int readInt() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads 4 bytes from the stream, and (conceptually) concatenates
	* them according to the current byte order, converts the result
	* to a long, masks it with <code>0xffffffffL</code> in order to
	* strip off any sign-extension bits, and returns the result as an
	* unsigned <code>long</code> value.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @return an unsigned int value from the stream, as a long.
	*
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*
	* @see #getByteOrder
	*/
	long readUnsignedInt() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads 8 bytes from the stream, and (conceptually) concatenates
	* them according to the current byte order and returns the result
	* as a <code>long</code>.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @return a signed long value from the stream.
	*
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*
	* @see #getByteOrder
	*/
	long readLong() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads 4 bytes from the stream, and (conceptually) concatenates
	* them according to the current byte order and returns the result
	* as a <code>float</code>.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @return a float value from the stream.
	*
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*
	* @see #getByteOrder
	*/
	float readFloat() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads 8 bytes from the stream, and (conceptually) concatenates
	* them according to the current byte order and returns the result
	* as a <code>double</code>.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @return a double value from the stream.
	*
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*
	* @see #getByteOrder
	*/
	double readDouble() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads the next line of text from the input stream. It reads
	* successive bytes, converting each byte separately into a
	* character, until it encounters a line terminator or end of
	* file; the characters read are then returned as a
	* <code>String</code>. Note that because this method processes
	* bytes, it does not support input of the full Unicode character
	* set.
	*
	* <p> If end of file is encountered before even one byte can be
	* read, then <code>null</code> is returned. Otherwise, each byte
	* that is read is converted to type <code>char</code> by
	* zero-extension. If the character <code>'\n'</code> is
	* encountered, it is discarded and reading ceases. If the
	* character <code>'\r'</code> is encountered, it is discarded
	* and, if the following byte converts to the character
	* <code>'\n'</code>, then that is discarded also; reading then
	* ceases. If end of file is encountered before either of the
	* characters <code>'\n'</code> and <code>'\r'</code> is
	* encountered, reading ceases. Once reading has ceased, a
	* <code>String</code> is returned that contains all the
	* characters read and not discarded, taken in order. Note that
	* every character in this string will have a value less than
	* <code>\u0100</code>, that is, <code>(char)256</code>.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @return a String containing a line of text from the stream.
	*
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	String readLine() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads in a string that has been encoded using a
	* <a href="../../../java/io/DataInput.html#modified-utf-8">modified
	* UTF-8</a>
	* format. The general contract of <code>readUTF</code> is that
	* it reads a representation of a Unicode character string encoded
	* in modified UTF-8 format; this string of characters is
	* then returned as a <code>String</code>.
	*
	* <p> First, two bytes are read and used to construct an unsigned
	* 16-bit integer in the manner of the
	* <code>readUnsignedShort</code> method, using network byte order
	* (regardless of the current byte order setting). This integer
	* value is called the <i>UTF length</i> and specifies the number
	* of additional bytes to be read. These bytes are then converted
	* to characters by considering them in groups. The length of each
	* group is computed from the value of the first byte of the
	* group. The byte following a group, if any, is the first byte of
	* the next group.
	*
	* <p> If the first byte of a group matches the bit pattern
	* <code>0xxxxxxx</code> (where <code>x</code> means "may be
	* <code>0</code> or <code>1</code>"), then the group consists of
	* just that byte. The byte is zero-extended to form a character.
	*
	* <p> If the first byte of a group matches the bit pattern
	* <code>110xxxxx</code>, then the group consists of that byte
	* <code>a</code> and a second byte <code>b</code>. If there is no
	* byte <code>b</code> (because byte <code>a</code> was the last
	* of the bytes to be read), or if byte <code>b</code> does not
	* match the bit pattern <code>10xxxxxx</code>, then a
	* <code>UTFDataFormatException</code> is thrown. Otherwise, the
	* group is converted to the character:
	*
	* <p> <pre><code>
	* (char)(((a& 0x1F) << 6) \| (b & 0x3F))
	* </code></pre>
	*
	* If the first byte of a group matches the bit pattern
	* <code>1110xxxx</code>, then the group consists of that byte
	* <code>a</code> and two more bytes <code>b</code> and
	* <code>c</code>. If there is no byte <code>c</code> (because
	* byte <code>a</code> was one of the last two of the bytes to be
	* read), or either byte <code>b</code> or byte <code>c</code>
	* does not match the bit pattern <code>10xxxxxx</code>, then a
	* <code>UTFDataFormatException</code> is thrown. Otherwise, the
	* group is converted to the character:
	*
	* <p> <pre><code>
	* (char)(((a & 0x0F) << 12) \| ((b & 0x3F) << 6) \| (c & 0x3F))
	* </code></pre>
	*
	* If the first byte of a group matches the pattern
	* <code>1111xxxx</code> or the pattern <code>10xxxxxx</code>,
	* then a <code>UTFDataFormatException</code> is thrown.
	*
	* <p> If end of file is encountered at any time during this
	* entire process, then an <code>java.io.EOFException</code> is thrown.
	*
	* <p> After every group has been converted to a character by this
	* process, the characters are gathered, in the same order in
	* which their corresponding groups were read from the input
	* stream, to form a <code>String</code>, which is returned.
	*
	* <p> The current byte order setting is ignored.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* <p><strong>Note:</strong> This method should not be used in
	* the implementation of image formats that use standard UTF-8,
	* because the modified UTF-8 used here is incompatible with
	* standard UTF-8.
	*
	* @return a String read from the stream.
	*
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if this stream reaches the end
	* before reading all the bytes.
	* @exception java.io.UTFDataFormatException if the bytes do not represent
	* a valid modified UTF-8 encoding of a string.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	String readUTF() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads <code>len</code> bytes from the stream, and stores them
	* into <code>b</code> starting at index <code>off</code>.
	* If the end of the stream is reached, an <code>java.io.EOFException</code>
	* will be thrown.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @param b an array of bytes to be written to.
	* @param off the starting position within <code>b</code> to write to.
	* @param len the maximum number of <code>byte</code>s to read.
	*
	* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
	* negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
	* len</code> is greater than <code>b.length</code>.
	* @exception NullPointerException if <code>b</code> is
	* <code>null</code>.
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void readFully(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads <code>b.length</code> bytes from the stream, and stores them
	* into <code>b</code> starting at index <code>0</code>.
	* If the end of the stream is reached, an <code>java.io.EOFException</code>
	* will be thrown.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @param b an array of <code>byte</code>s.
	*
	* @exception NullPointerException if <code>b</code> is
	* <code>null</code>.
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void readFully(byte[] b) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads <code>len</code> shorts (signed 16-bit integers) from the
	* stream according to the current byte order, and
	* stores them into <code>s</code> starting at index
	* <code>off</code>. If the end of the stream is reached, an
	* <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @param s an array of shorts to be written to.
	* @param off the starting position within <code>s</code> to write to.
	* @param len the maximum number of <code>short</code>s to read.
	*
	* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
	* negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
	* len</code> is greater than <code>s.length</code>.
	* @exception NullPointerException if <code>s</code> is
	* <code>null</code>.
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void readFully(short[] s, int off, int len) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads <code>len</code> chars (unsigned 16-bit integers) from the
	* stream according to the current byte order, and
	* stores them into <code>c</code> starting at index
	* <code>off</code>. If the end of the stream is reached, an
	* <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @param c an array of chars to be written to.
	* @param off the starting position within <code>c</code> to write to.
	* @param len the maximum number of <code>char</code>s to read.
	*
	* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
	* negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
	* len</code> is greater than <code>c.length</code>.
	* @exception NullPointerException if <code>c</code> is
	* <code>null</code>.
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void readFully(char[] c, int off, int len) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads <code>len</code> ints (signed 32-bit integers) from the
	* stream according to the current byte order, and
	* stores them into <code>i</code> starting at index
	* <code>off</code>. If the end of the stream is reached, an
	* <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @param i an array of ints to be written to.
	* @param off the starting position within <code>i</code> to write to.
	* @param len the maximum number of <code>int</code>s to read.
	*
	* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
	* negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
	* len</code> is greater than <code>i.length</code>.
	* @exception NullPointerException if <code>i</code> is
	* <code>null</code>.
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void readFully(int[] i, int off, int len) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads <code>len</code> longs (signed 64-bit integers) from the
	* stream according to the current byte order, and
	* stores them into <code>l</code> starting at index
	* <code>off</code>. If the end of the stream is reached, an
	* <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @param l an array of longs to be written to.
	* @param off the starting position within <code>l</code> to write to.
	* @param len the maximum number of <code>long</code>s to read.
	*
	* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
	* negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
	* len</code> is greater than <code>l.length</code>.
	* @exception NullPointerException if <code>l</code> is
	* <code>null</code>.
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void readFully(long[] l, int off, int len) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads <code>len</code> floats (32-bit IEEE single-precision
	* floats) from the stream according to the current byte order,
	* and stores them into <code>f</code> starting at
	* index <code>off</code>. If the end of the stream is reached,
	* an <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @param f an array of floats to be written to.
	* @param off the starting position within <code>f</code> to write to.
	* @param len the maximum number of <code>float</code>s to read.
	*
	* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
	* negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
	* len</code> is greater than <code>f.length</code>.
	* @exception NullPointerException if <code>f</code> is
	* <code>null</code>.
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void readFully(float[] f, int off, int len) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads <code>len</code> doubles (64-bit IEEE double-precision
	* floats) from the stream according to the current byte order,
	* and stores them into <code>d</code> starting at
	* index <code>off</code>. If the end of the stream is reached,
	* an <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset within the stream is reset to zero before
	* the read occurs.
	*
	* @param d an array of doubles to be written to.
	* @param off the starting position within <code>d</code> to write to.
	* @param len the maximum number of <code>double</code>s to read.
	*
	* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>off</code> is
	* negative, <code>len</code> is negative, or <code>off +
	* len</code> is greater than <code>d.length</code>.
	* @exception NullPointerException if <code>d</code> is
	* <code>null</code>.
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bytes.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void readFully(double[] d, int off, int len) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Returns the current byte position of the stream. The next read
	* will take place starting at this offset.
	*
	* @return a long containing the position of the stream.
	*
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	long getStreamPosition() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Returns the current bit offset, as an integer between 0 and 7,
	* inclusive. The bit offset is updated implicitly by calls to
	* the <code>readBits</code> method. A value of 0 indicates the
	* most-significant bit, and a value of 7 indicates the least
	* significant bit, of the byte being read.
	*
	* <p> The bit offset is set to 0 when a stream is first
	* opened, and is reset to 0 by calls to <code>seek</code>,
	* <code>skipBytes</code>, or any <code>read</code> or
	* <code>readFully</code> method.
	*
	* @return an <code>int</code> containing the bit offset between
	* 0 and 7, inclusive.
	*
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*
	* @see #setBitOffset
	*/
	int getBitOffset() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Sets the bit offset to an integer between 0 and 7, inclusive.
	* The byte offset within the stream, as returned by
	* <code>getStreamPosition</code>, is left unchanged.
	* A value of 0 indicates the
	* most-significant bit, and a value of 7 indicates the least
	* significant bit, of the byte being read.
	*
	* @param bitOffset the desired offset, as an <code>int</code>
	* between 0 and 7, inclusive.
	*
	* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>bitOffset</code>
	* is not between 0 and 7, inclusive.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*
	* @see #getBitOffset
	*/
	void setBitOffset(int bitOffset) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads a single bit from the stream and returns it as an
	* <code>int</code> with the value <code>0</code> or
	* <code>1</code>. The bit offset is advanced by one and reduced
	* modulo 8.
	*
	* @return an <code>int</code> containing the value <code>0</code>
	* or <code>1</code>.
	*
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bits.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	int readBit() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Reads a bitstring from the stream and returns it as a
	* <code>long</code>, with the first bit read becoming the most
	* significant bit of the output. The read starts within the byte
	* indicated by <code>getStreamPosition</code>, at the bit given
	* by <code>getBitOffset</code>. The bit offset is advanced by
	* <code>numBits</code> and reduced modulo 8.
	*
	* <p> The byte order of the stream has no effect on this
	* method. The return value of this method is constructed as
	* though the bits were read one at a time, and shifted into
	* the right side of the return value, as shown by the following
	* pseudo-code:
	*
	* <pre>{@code
	* long accum = 0L;
	* for (int i = 0; i < numBits; i++) {
	* accum <<= 1; // Shift left one bit to make room
	* accum \|= readBit();
	* }
	* }</pre>
	*
	* Note that the result of <code>readBits(32)</code> may thus not
	* be equal to that of <code>readInt()</code> if a reverse network
	* byte order is being used (i.e., <code>getByteOrder() ==
	* false</code>).
	*
	* <p> If the end of the stream is encountered before all the bits
	* have been read, an <code>java.io.EOFException</code> is thrown.
	*
	* @param numBits the number of bits to read, as an <code>int</code>
	* between 0 and 64, inclusive.
	* @return the bitstring, as a <code>long</code> with the last bit
	* read stored in the least significant bit.
	*
	* @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>numBits</code>
	* is not between 0 and 64, inclusive.
	* @exception java.io.EOFException if the stream reaches the end before
	* reading all the bits.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	long readBits(int numBits) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Returns the total length of the stream, if known. Otherwise,
	* <code>-1</code> is returned.
	*
	* @return a <code>long</code> containing the length of the
	* stream, if known, or else <code>-1</code>.
	*
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	long length() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Moves the stream position forward by a given number of bytes. It
	* is possible that this method will only be able to skip forward
	* by a smaller number of bytes than requested, for example if the
	* end of the stream is reached. In all cases, the actual number
	* of bytes skipped is returned. The bit offset is set to zero
	* prior to advancing the position.
	*
	* @param n an <code>int</code> containing the number of bytes to
	* be skipped.
	*
	* @return an <code>int</code> representing the number of bytes skipped.
	*
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	int skipBytes(int n) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Moves the stream position forward by a given number of bytes.
	* This method is identical to <code>skipBytes(int)</code> except
	* that it allows for a larger skip distance.
	*
	* @param n a <code>long</code> containing the number of bytes to
	* be skipped.
	*
	* @return a <code>long</code> representing the number of bytes
	* skipped.
	*
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	long skipBytes(long n) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Sets the current stream position to the desired location. The
	* next read will occur at this location. The bit offset is set
	* to 0.
	*
	* <p> An <code>IndexOutOfBoundsException</code> will be thrown if
	* <code>pos</code> is smaller than the flushed position (as
	* returned by <code>getflushedPosition</code>).
	*
	* <p> It is legal to seek past the end of the file; an
	* <code>java.io.EOFException</code> will be thrown only if a read is
	* performed.
	*
	* @param pos a <code>long</code> containing the desired file
	* pointer position.
	*
	* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>pos</code> is smaller
	* than the flushed position.
	* @exception IOException if any other I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void seek(long pos) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Marks a position in the stream to be returned to by a
	* subsequent call to <code>reset</code>. Unlike a standard
	* <code>InputStream</code>, all <code>ImageInputStream</code>s
	* support marking. Additionally, calls to <code>mark</code> and
	* <code>reset</code> may be nested arbitrarily.
	*
	* <p> Unlike the <code>mark</code> methods declared by the
	* <code>Reader</code> and <code>InputStream</code> interfaces, no
	* <code>readLimit</code> parameter is used. An arbitrary amount
	* of data may be read following the call to <code>mark</code>.
	*
	* <p> The bit position used by the <code>readBits</code> method
	* is saved and restored by each pair of calls to
	* <code>mark</code> and <code>reset</code>.
	*
	* <p> Note that it is valid for an <code>ImageReader</code> to call
	* <code>flushBefore</code> as part of a read operation.
	* Therefore, if an application calls <code>mark</code> prior to
	* passing that stream to an <code>ImageReader</code>, the application
	* should not assume that the marked position will remain valid after
	* the read operation has completed.
	*/
	void mark();

	/**
	* Returns the stream pointer to its previous position, including
	* the bit offset, at the time of the most recent unmatched call
	* to <code>mark</code>.
	*
	* <p> Calls to <code>reset</code> without a corresponding call
	* to <code>mark</code> have no effect.
	*
	* <p> An <code>IOException</code> will be thrown if the previous
	* marked position lies in the discarded portion of the stream.
	*
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void reset() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Discards the initial portion of the stream prior to the
	* indicated position. Attempting to seek to an offset within the
	* flushed portion of the stream will result in an
	* <code>IndexOutOfBoundsException</code>.
	*
	* <p> Calling <code>flushBefore</code> may allow classes
	* implementing this interface to free up resources such as memory
	* or disk space that are being used to store data from the
	* stream.
	*
	* @param pos a <code>long</code> containing the length of the
	* stream prefix that may be flushed.
	*
	* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>pos</code> lies
	* in the flushed portion of the stream or past the current stream
	* position.
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void flushBefore(long pos) throws IOException;

	/**
	* Discards the initial position of the stream prior to the current
	* stream position. Equivalent to
	* <code>flushBefore(getStreamPosition())</code>.
	*
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void flush() throws IOException;

	/**
	* Returns the earliest position in the stream to which seeking
	* may be performed. The returned value will be the maximum of
	* all values passed into previous calls to
	* <code>flushBefore</code>.
	*
	* @return the earliest legal position for seeking, as a
	* <code>long</code>.
	*/
	long getFlushedPosition();

	/**
	* Returns <code>true</code> if this <code>ImageInputStream</code>
	* caches data itself in order to allow seeking backwards.
	* Applications may consult this in order to decide how frequently,
	* or whether, to flush in order to conserve cache resources.
	*
	* @return <code>true</code> if this <code>ImageInputStream</code>
	* caches data.
	*
	* @see #isCachedMemory
	* @see #isCachedFile
	*/
	boolean isCached();

	/**
	* Returns <code>true</code> if this <code>ImageInputStream</code>
	* caches data itself in order to allow seeking backwards, and
	* the cache is kept in main memory. Applications may consult
	* this in order to decide how frequently, or whether, to flush
	* in order to conserve cache resources.
	*
	* @return <code>true</code> if this <code>ImageInputStream</code>
	* caches data in main memory.
	*
	* @see #isCached
	* @see #isCachedFile
	*/
	boolean isCachedMemory();

	/**
	* Returns <code>true</code> if this <code>ImageInputStream</code>
	* caches data itself in order to allow seeking backwards, and
	* the cache is kept in a temporary file. Applications may consult
	* this in order to decide how frequently, or whether, to flush
	* in order to conserve cache resources.
	*
	* @return <code>true</code> if this <code>ImageInputStream</code>
	* caches data in a temporary file.
	*
	* @see #isCached
	* @see #isCachedMemory
	*/
	boolean isCachedFile();

	/**
	* Closes the stream. Attempts to access a stream that has been
	* closed may result in <code>IOException</code>s or incorrect
	* behavior. Calling this method may allow classes implementing
	* this interface to release resources associated with the stream
	* such as memory, disk space, or file descriptors.
	*
	* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
	*/
	void close() throws IOException;
	}

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