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1 /*
2  * $Id: Buffer.java,v 1.1 2001/12/21 06:50:10 lhoriman Exp $
3  * $Source: /cvsroot/mav/maverick/src/java/org/infohazard/maverick/util/Buffer.java,v $
4  */
5
6 package org.infohazard.maverick.util;
7
8 import java.io.*;
9
10 /**
11  * Simple interface to abstract out both ServletOutputStreams and PrintWriters.
12  */
13 public interface Buffer
14 {
15     /**
16      * True if it is more efficient to call toReader() than toString().
17      */
18     public boolean prefersReader();
19
20     /**
21      * Produces a reader of the buffered data.
22      */
23     public Reader getAsReader() throws UnsupportedEncodingException;
24
25     /**
26      * Produces the buffered data in string form.
27      */
28     public String JavaDoc getAsString() throws UnsupportedEncodingException;
29
30     /**
31      * @return the number of bytes or characters in the buffer.
32      */
33     public int size();
34 }
35
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