InputSource (XWiki Commons - Filter - API 15.2 API)

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable

All Known Subinterfaces:

FileInputSource, InputStreamInputSource, ReaderInputSource, URLInputSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractInputStreamInputSource, AbstractReaderInputSource, DefaultByteArrayInputSource, DefaultFileInputSource, DefaultInputStreamInputSource, DefaultReaderInputSource, DefaultURLInputSource, DirectoryInputSource, StringInputSource
```
public interface InputSource
extends Closeable
```
Represent a source of data used by a filter input stream. What kind of InputSource is supported by each input stream is entirely input stream choice.
Closeable.close() is only closing Closeable created by the InputSource itself. For example DefaultInputStreamInputSource is not going to close the InputStream passed to its constructor because it did not created it.

Since:

6.2M1

Version:

$Id: d4fc0a3d47322276534d8f5373fa6a15ad9b81bc $

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  boolean restartSupported()
  - Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable
    close

- Method Detail
  - restartSupported
```
boolean restartSupported()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if it's possible to close and reset the source to its beginning
    
    Since:
    
    6.2M1