org.apache.hadoop.fs
Interface Seekable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BlockDecompressorStream, BufferedFSInputStream, CompressionInputStream, DecompressorStream, FSDataInputStream, FSInputChecker, FSInputStream, FTPInputStream, SplitCompressionInputStream

public interface Seekable

Stream that permits seeking.

Method Summary

long	getPos() Return the current offset from the start of the file
void	seek(long pos) Seek to the given offset from the start of the file.
boolean	seekToNewSource(long targetPos) Seeks a different copy of the data.

Method Detail

seek

void seek(long pos)
          throws IOException

Seek to the given offset from the start of the file. The next read() will be from that location. Can't seek past the end of the file.

Throws:

IOException

getPos

long getPos()
            throws IOException

Return the current offset from the start of the file

Throws:

IOException

seekToNewSource

boolean seekToNewSource(long targetPos)
                        throws IOException

Seeks a different copy of the data. Returns true if found a new source, false otherwise.

Throws:

IOException