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package javax.imageio.stream;

import java.io.DataOutput;
import java.io.IOException;


/**
 * An output stream for use by {@link javax.imageio.ImageWriter
 * ImageWriters}.
 *
 * @since 1.4
 *
 * @author Sascha Brawer (brawer@dandelis.ch)
 */
public interface ImageOutputStream
  extends ImageInputStream, DataOutput
{
  /**
   * @param postion
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void flushBefore(long position) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes an array into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void write(byte[] data) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes a region of data from an array into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   * @param offset the offset in the array
   * @param len the length in the array
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void write(byte[] data, int offset, int len) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes an <code>int</code> into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void write(int data) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes a bit value to the stream.
   *
   * @throws IOException if an error occurs
   */
  void writeBit(int bit) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes a number of bit values to the stream.
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeBits(long bits, int numBits) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes a <code>boolean</code> value into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeBoolean(boolean data) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes a <code>byte</code> value into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeByte(int data) throws IOException;

  /**
   * @param data the data to be written
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeBytes(String data) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes a character into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeChar(int data) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes characters to the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   * @param offset the offset in the array
   * @param len the lenth in the array
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeChars(char[] data, int offset, int len) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes characters from a given <code>String</code> into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeChars(String data) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes a <code>double</code> into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeDouble(double data) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes an array of <code>double</code> into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   * @param offset the offset in the array
   * @param len the lenth in the array
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeDoubles(double[] data, int offset, int len)
    throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes a <code>float</code> into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeFloat(float data) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes an array of <code>float</code> into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   * @param offset the offset in the array
   * @param len the lenth in the array
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeFloats(float[] data, int offset, int len) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes a <code>int</code> into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeInt(int data) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes an array of <code>int</code> into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   * @param offset the offset in the array
   * @param len the lenth in the array
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeInts(int[] data, int offset, int len) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes a <code>long</code> into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeLong(long data) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes an array of <code>long</code> into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   * @param offset the offset in the array
   * @param len the lenth in the array
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeLongs(long[] data, int offset, int len) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes a <code>short</code> into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeShort(int data) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes an array of <code>short</code> into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   * @param offset the offset in the array
   * @param len the lenth in the array
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeShorts(short[] data, int offset, int len) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Writes a <code>String</code> into the stream.
   *
   * @param data the data to be written
   *
   * @throws IOException if an errror occurs
   */
  void writeUTF(String data) throws IOException;
}