BitStream

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.compress.utils.BitInputStream
- - org.apache.commons.compress.archivers.zip.BitStream

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Closeable, java.lang.AutoCloseable
```
class BitStream
extends BitInputStream
```
Iterates over the bits of an InputStream. For each byte the bits are read from the right to the left.

Since:

1.7

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

BitStream(java.io.InputStream in)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`(package private) int`	`nextBit()`	Returns the next bit.
`(package private) long`	`nextBits(int n)`	Returns the integer value formed by the n next bits (up to 8 bits).
`(package private) int`	`nextByte()`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.compress.utils.BitInputStream
alignWithByteBoundary, bitsAvailable, bitsCached, clearBitCache, close, getBytesRead, readBits

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - BitStream
```
BitStream(java.io.InputStream in)
```
- Method Detail
  - nextBit
```
int nextBit()
     throws java.io.IOException
```
    Returns the next bit.
    
    Returns:
    
    The next bit (0 or 1) or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException
  - nextBits
```
long nextBits(int n)
       throws java.io.IOException
```
    Returns the integer value formed by the n next bits (up to 8 bits).
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - the number of bits read (up to 8)
    
    Returns:
    
    The value formed by the n bits, or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException
  - nextByte
```
int nextByte()
      throws java.io.IOException
```
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException