/* FilterReader.java -- Base class for char stream classes that filter input
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package java.io;

/* Written using "Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition, ISBN 0-201-31002-3
 * "The Java Language Specification", ISBN 0-201-63451-1
 * plus online API docs for JDK 1.2 beta from http://www.javasoft.com.
 * Status:  Believed complete and correct.
 */

/**
  * This is the common superclass of all standard classes that filter 
  * input.  It acts as a layer on top of an underlying <code>Reader</code>
  * and simply redirects calls made to it to the subordinate Reader
  * instead.  Subclasses of this class perform additional filtering
  * functions in addition to simply redirecting the call.
  * <p>
  * When creating a subclass of <code>FilterReader</code>, override the
  * appropriate methods to implement the desired filtering.  However, note
  * that the <code>read(char[])</code> method does not need to be overridden
  * as this class redirects calls to that method to 
  * <code>read(yte[], int, int)</code> instead of to the subordinate
  * <code>Reader} read(yte[])</code> method.
  *
  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  * @author Warren Levy <warrenl@cygnus.com>
  */
public abstract class FilterReader extends Reader
{
  /**
    * This is the subordinate <code>Reader</code> to which method calls
    * are redirected
    */
  protected Reader in;

  /**
    * Create a <code>FilterReader</code> with the specified subordinate
    * <code>Reader</code>.
    * The <code>lock</code> of the new <code>FilterReader</code> will be set
    * to <code>in.lock</code>.
    *
    * @param in The subordinate <code>Reader</code>
    */
  protected FilterReader(Reader in)
  {
    super(in.lock);
    this.in = in;
  }

  /**
    * Calls the <code>in.mark(int)</code> method.
    *
    * @param readlimit The parameter passed to <code>in.mark(int)</code>
    *
    * @exception IOException If an error occurs
    */
  public void mark(int readlimit) throws IOException
  {
    in.mark(readlimit);
  }

  /**
    * Calls the <code>in.markSupported()</code> method.
    *
    * @return <code>true</code> if mark/reset is supported, 
    * <code>false</code> otherwise
    */
  public boolean markSupported()
  {
    return(in.markSupported());
  }

  /**
    * Calls the <code>in.reset()</code> method.
    *
    * @exception IOException If an error occurs
    */
  public void reset() throws IOException
  {
    in.reset();
  }

  /**
    * Calls the <code>in.read()</code> method.
    *
    * @return The value returned from <code>in.available()</code>
    *
    * @exception IOException If an error occurs
    */
  public boolean ready() throws IOException
  {
    return(in.ready());
  }

  /**
    * Calls the <code>in.skip(long)</code> method
    *
    * @param numBytes The requested number of chars to skip. 
    *
    * @return The value returned from <code>in.skip(long)</code>
    *
    * @exception IOException If an error occurs
    */
  public long skip(long num_chars) throws IOException
  {
    return(in.skip(num_chars));
  }

  /**
    * Calls the <code>in.read()</code> method
    *
    * @return The value returned from <code>in.read()</code>
    *
    * @exception IOException If an error occurs
    */
  public int read() throws IOException
  {
    return(in.read());
  }

  /**
    * Calls the <code>in.read(char[], int, int)</code> method.
    *
    * @param buf The buffer to read chars into
    * @param offset The index into the buffer to start storing chars
    * @param len The maximum number of chars to read.
    *
    * @return The value retured from <code>in.read(char[], int, int)</code>
    *
    * @exception IOException If an error occurs
    */
  public int read(char[] buf, int offset, int len) throws IOException
  {
    return(in.read(buf, offset, len));
  }

  /**
    * This method closes the stream by calling the <code>close()</code> method
    * of the underlying stream.
    *
    * @exception IOException If an error occurs
    */
  public void close() throws IOException
  {
    in.close();
  }

} // class FilterReader