[jira] [Created] (IO-410) [IO] Readfully() That Returns A Byte Array

[BELUGA BEHR (JIRA)]

BELUGA BEHR created IO-410:
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             Summary: [IO] Readfully() That Returns A Byte Array
                 Key: IO-410
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IO-410
             Project: Commons IO
          Issue Type: Wish
          Components: Utilities
            Reporter: BELUGA BEHR
            Priority: Minor


I am looking for an implementation withe the following method signature:

{code}
public static byte[] readFully(final InputStream input, long length) throws 
IOException
{code}

I have needed this when parsing different protocols.  For example, if the 
protocol has a fixed-length header with 40 bytes, I may just want to 
instantiate the small buffer with the entire header and then pick it apart.  In 
my implementation of my business logic, if the header cannot be read in then it 
should throw an exception for being malformed.



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