ExternalByteArrayCodec (htsjdk 2.18.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- htsjdk.samtools.cram.encoding.external.ExternalCodec<byte[]>
- - htsjdk.samtools.cram.encoding.external.ExternalByteArrayCodec

All Implemented Interfaces:

CRAMCodec<byte[]>
```
public class ExternalByteArrayCodec
extends ExternalCodec<byte[]>
```
Encode Byte Arrays using an External Data Block

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class htsjdk.samtools.cram.encoding.external.ExternalCodec
  inputStream, outputStream

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`ExternalByteArrayCodec(ByteArrayInputStream inputStream, ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream)`	Construct an External Codec for Byte Arrays

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`read()`	Read a single object from the stream
`byte[]`	`read(int length)`	Read a array of specified length from the stream
`void`	`write(byte[] object)`	Write an object to the stream

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ExternalByteArrayCodec
```
public ExternalByteArrayCodec(ByteArrayInputStream inputStream,
                              ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream)
```
    Construct an External Codec for Byte Arrays
    
    Parameters:
    
    inputStream - the input bytestream to read from
    
    outputStream - the output bytestream to write to
- Method Detail
  - read
```
public byte[] read(int length)
```
    Description copied from interface: CRAMCodec
    
    Read a array of specified length from the stream
    
    Parameters:
    
    length - the number of elements to read
    
    Returns:
    
    an object from the stream
  - write
```
public void write(byte[] object)
```
    Description copied from interface: CRAMCodec
    
    Write an object to the stream
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the object to write
  - read
```
public byte[] read()
```
    Description copied from interface: CRAMCodec
    
    Read a single object from the stream
    
    Returns:
    
    an object from the stream