Class IndexInput

Abstract base class for input from a file in a Directory. A random-access input stream. Used for all Lucene index input operations.

IndexInput may only be used from one thread, because it is not thread safe (it keeps internal state like file position). To allow multithreaded use, every IndexInput instance must be cloned before used in another thread. Subclasses must therefore implement Clone(), returning a new IndexInput which operates on the same underlying resource, but positioned independently. Lucene never closes cloned IndexInputs, it will only do this on the original one. The original instance must take care that cloned instances throw when the original one is closed.

Inheritance
System.Object
DataInput
IndexInput
BufferedIndexInput
ByteBufferIndexInput
ChecksumIndexInput
RAMInputStream
Implements
IDisposable
Inherited Members
Namespace: Lucene.Net.Store
Assembly: Lucene.Net.dll
Syntax
public abstract class IndexInput : DataInput, IDisposable

Constructors

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IndexInput(String)

resourceDescription should be a non-null, opaque string describing this resource; it's returned from ToString().

Declaration
protected IndexInput(string resourceDescription)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String resourceDescription

Properties

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Length

The number of bytes in the file.

Declaration
public abstract long Length { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int64

Methods

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Clone()

Returns a clone of this stream.

Clones of a stream access the same data, and are positioned at the same point as the stream they were cloned from.

Expert: Subclasses must ensure that clones may be positioned at different points in the input from each other and from the stream they were cloned from.

Warning: Lucene never closes cloned IndexInputs, it will only do this on the original one. The original instance must take care that cloned instances throw when the original one is closed.

Declaration
public override object Clone()
Returns
Type Description
System.Object
Overrides
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Dispose()

Closes the stream to further operations.

Declaration
public void Dispose()
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Dispose(Boolean)

Closes the stream to further operations.

Declaration
protected abstract void Dispose(bool disposing)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Boolean disposing
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GetFilePointer()

Returns the current position in this file, where the next read will occur.

Declaration
public abstract long GetFilePointer()
Returns
Type Description
System.Int64
See Also
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Seek(Int64)

Sets current position in this file, where the next read will occur.

Declaration
public abstract void Seek(long pos)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int64 pos
See Also
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ToString()

Returns the resourceDescription that was passed into the constructor.

Declaration
public override string ToString()
Returns
Type Description
System.String

Implements

IDisposable

See Also