org.sadun.text.ffp
Interface FlatFileParser.LineReader

Enclosing interface:

FlatFileParser

public static interface FlatFileParser.LineReader

Objects implementing this interface allow to access the flat file during parsing, from outside the parser. This class is not intended for user implementation; rather, a proper implementation is created and maintained by the parser, and passed as necessary to user-defined objects.

Author:

Cristiano Sadun

Method Summary

java.lang.String

readLine() Read a physical line from the file.

Method Detail

readLine

public java.lang.String readLine()
                          throws java.io.IOException

Read a physical line from the file. null is returned in case no lines are available.

Returns:

a line or null

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if a I/O problem occurs when reading the file