ExternalByteCodec (htsjdk 2.18.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- htsjdk.samtools.cram.encoding.external.ExternalCodec<Byte>
- - htsjdk.samtools.cram.encoding.external.ExternalByteCodec

All Implemented Interfaces:

CRAMCodec<Byte>
```
public class ExternalByteCodec
extends ExternalCodec<Byte>
```
Encode Bytes using an External Data Block

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ExternalByteCodec(ByteArrayInputStream inputStream, ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream)
Construct an External Codec for Bytes

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
  - ExternalByteCodec
```
public ExternalByteCodec(ByteArrayInputStream inputStream,
                         ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream)
```
    Construct an External Codec for Bytes
    
    Parameters:
    
    inputStream - the input bytestream to read from
    
    outputStream - the output bytestream to write to
- Method Detail
  - read
```
public Byte read()
```
    Description copied from interface: CRAMCodec
    
    Read a single object from the stream
    
    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(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