Let’s try this again: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~bpb/6516099/webrev.04/ <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~bpb/6516099/webrev.04/>
The method skipNBytes(long) is now defined in terms of the skip(n) and read(n) with the behavior for negative n being left open for subclasses. Thanks, Brian > On Oct 25, 2018, at 7:15 AM, Roger Riggs <roger.ri...@oracle.com> wrote: > > The FIS skipping past of end of file is puzzling. > If the 'were beyond EOF' was considering the possibility that the file was > being > extended concurrently with the skip operation then it would not be random, > just a normal writer/reader race. The return value from skip would be > accurate > and still usable for skipNBytes. > > If the spec for skipNBytes describes its behavior in terms of the normal > behaviors > of skip(n) and read(n) then it will not making promises it can't keep > regardless of the subclass behavior. > > FIS also says it can do negative seeks which seems in conflict with > InputStream. > The FIS.skip(-n) behavior raises the question about whether > InputStream.skipNBytes should > allow -n?
