5.2.4. The Stream Class

A stream object allows external communication from Rexx. (See Chapter 14, Input and Output Streams for a discussion of Rexx input and output.)

The Stream class is a subclass of the InputOutputStream class (Section 5.2.3, “The InputOutputStream Class”).

Table 5.11. ooRexx Stream Class

Object
↓
InputOutputStream
+ InputStream
+ OutputStream
↓
Stream

arrayIn arrayOut charIn charOut chars close command description flush init lineIn lineOut	lines makeArray open position qualify query say seek state string supplier unInit

Note

The Stream class also has available class methods that its metaclass, the Class class (Section 5.1.2, “The Class Class”), defines. It also inherits methods from the InputOutputStream class (Section 5.2.3, “The InputOutputStream Class”).

Methods inherited from the Object class (Section 5.1.1, “The Object Class”).

Methods inherited from the InputOutputStream class (Section 5.2.1, “The InputStream Class”).

Methods inherited from the OutputStream class (Section 5.2.2, “The OutputStream Class”).