it.tidalwave.role

Interface TextReadable

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileTextReadable

public interface TextReadable

The role of an object that can be read as a stream of characters.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Fabrizio Giudici

Status: stable API

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static TextReadable	DEFAULT A default implementation which throws IOException when opening the stream.
static Class<TextReadable>	TextReadable

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Reader	openReader() Returns a Reader to read from the object.

Field Detail

TextReadable

static final Class<TextReadable> TextReadable

DEFAULT

static final TextReadable DEFAULT

A default implementation which throws IOException when opening the stream.

Method Detail

openReader

@Nonnull
Reader openReader()
                  throws IOException

Returns a Reader to read from the object.

Returns:

the Reader

Throws:

IOException - if the operation can't be performed