Java Enterprise in a Nutshell, Second Edition

Name

SharedInputStream

Synopsis

This interface represents an input stream that backs up to data that can be shared by multiple users. Streams created via the newStream() method access the same data as the main stream, rather than a copy.

public interface SharedInputStream {
// Public Instance Methods
   public abstract long getPosition();  
   public abstract java.io.InputStream newStream(long start, 
        long end);  
}