IInputStreamProvider

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClusterMirroredLocalDataFile, IFile, LocalDataFile
```
@StableMinor(version="17.0",
             sinceVersion="8.1")
public interface IInputStreamProvider
extends java.io.Serializable
```
Provider that provides an InputStream. Implementations must not close the input stream.

Since:

8.1.0

Version:

$Revision$ $Date$

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  java.io.InputStream getInputStream()
  Returns an input stream to be used.

- Method Detail
  - getInputStream
```
java.io.InputStream getInputStream()
                            throws java.io.IOException
```
    Returns an input stream to be used. The caller of this method is the responsible for closing the input stream obtained.
    
    Returns:
    
    an input stream to be used.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurred.
    
    Since:
    
    8.1.0