Package org.eclipse.compare
Interface IStreamContentAccessor
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- All Known Subinterfaces:
IEncodedStreamContentAccessor
- All Known Implementing Classes:
BufferedContent
,DocumentRangeNode
,HistoryItem
,ResourceNode
,StructureRootNode
public interface IStreamContentAccessor
AnIStreamContentAccessor
object represents a set of bytes which can be accessed by means of a stream.Clients may implement this interface, or use the standard implementation,
BufferedContent
.- See Also:
BufferedContent
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description InputStream
getContents()
Returns an openInputStream
for this object which can be used to retrieve the object's content.
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Method Detail
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getContents
InputStream getContents() throws CoreException
Returns an openInputStream
for this object which can be used to retrieve the object's content. The client is responsible for closing the stream when finished. Returnsnull
if this object has no streamable contents.- Returns:
- an input stream containing the contents of this object
- Throws:
CoreException
- if the contents of this object could not be accessed
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