available(),skip()

[Niyas Ahmed Sheikh]

import java.io.*;
 
class FileInputStreamEx
{
  public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException
  {
 
      FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream("FileInputStreamEx.java");
      int a;
 
     /* while((a=fis.read())!=-1)
      {
         System.out.print((char)a);
      }*/
 
      byte b[] = new byte[10];
      System.out.print(fis.available());
      fis.read(b);
      for(int i = 0;i < 10;i++)
      System.out.print(fis.available());
    
      fis.skip(10);
      fis.read(b,0,10);
      for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
      System.out.print((char)b[i]);     
   }
} 

Output:
626616616616616616616616616616616
class Fil

In the above program, what is the purpose of using available(), skip() and read(byte[],int,int). Please explain the program.

[Stuart Gray]

Before you can answer that specific question, you need to know what these methods do individually. The API docs can help you with that.
[ September 02, 2005: Message edited by: Stuart Gray ]