InputSerializer (Vanted 2.8.3 API)

All Superinterfaces:: Serializer

All Known Implementing Classes:: AbstractInputSerializer, AbstractIOSerializer, BioPAX_OWL_Reader, DOTreader, GMLReader, GraphMLReader, KEGG_XML_Reader, KEGG_XML_Reader_g, KEGG2_XML_Reader, MetaToolReader, PajekReader, PNTReader, SBML_XML_Reader, SIFreader, TextListReader, XGMMLReader

public interface InputSerializer
extends Serializer

Interfaces a serializer, which is able to reconstruct a graph from a given input.

Version:: $Revision: 1.6 $

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Graph`	`read(InputStream in)`	Reads in a graph from the given input stream.
`void`	`read(InputStream in, Graph g)`	Reads in a graph from the given input stream.
`void`	`read(Reader reader, Graph newGraph)`
`void`	`read(String filename, Graph g)`	Reads in a graph from the given filename.
`void`	`read(URL url, Graph g)`	Reads in the graph from the given url.
`boolean`	`validFor(InputStream reader)`

Methods inherited from interface org.graffiti.plugin.io.Serializer

getExtensions, getFileTypeDescriptions

Method Details
- read
  
  void read(String filename, Graph g) throws IOException
  
  Reads in a graph from the given filename.
  
  Parameters:
  
  filename - The name of the file to read the graph from.
  
  g - The graph to add the newly read graph to.
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException - If an IO error occurs.
- validFor
  
  boolean validFor(InputStream reader)
  
  Parameters:
  
  reader - Warning: The Inputstream-Length may be limited in size, e.g. may only provide access to the first 5000 bytes.
  
  Returns:
- read
  
  void read(URL url, Graph g) throws IOException
  
  Reads in the graph from the given url.
  
  Parameters:
  
  url - The URL to read the graph from.
  
  g - The graph to add the newly read graph to.
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException - If an IO error occurs.
- read
  
  void read(InputStream in, Graph g) throws IOException
  
  Reads in a graph from the given input stream.
  
  Parameters:
  
  in - The input stream to read the graph from.
  
  g - The graph to add the newly read graph to.
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException - If an IO error occurs.
- read
  
  Graph read(InputStream in) throws IOException
  
  Reads in a graph from the given input stream.
  
  Parameters:
  
  in - The input stream to read the graph from.
  
  Returns:
  
  The newly read graph.
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException - If an IO error occurs.
- read
  
  void read(Reader reader, Graph newGraph) throws Exception
  
  Throws:
  
  Exception