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| From | Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: A stream/pipe that fills only on demand... |
| Date | 2014-11-08 11:20 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <cc692oFj3pdU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <slrnm5p4h0.r49.avl@login.logic.tuwien.ac.at> |
On 07.11.2014 10:34, Andreas Leitgeb wrote: > Normally, when one has a pipe-stream, the pipe gets filled on > one side, till its full, and drained on the other side while > data is needed. If less data is needed, then the remaining data > in the pipe is discarded. (simplified; no nitpicking, please) That is not an accurate description of how this "normally" works. If more data is in the pipe (which is just a queue) than is read it just sits there and will be retrieved later. Nothing is discarded. Also, whether a pipe is filled until it is full depends on the ratio between reading and writing speeds: if a reader is faster than the writer chances are that the pipe (read "bounded queue") never fills up. All that assumes concurrent reading and writing. That's where pipes are usually used. Cheers robert
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A stream/pipe that fills only on demand... Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-11-07 09:34 +0000
Re: A stream/pipe that fills only on demand... Steven Simpson <ss@domain.invalid> - 2014-11-07 10:00 +0000
Re: A stream/pipe that fills only on demand... Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-11-07 15:14 +0000
Re: A stream/pipe that fills only on demand... Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-11-07 12:27 +0000
Re: A stream/pipe that fills only on demand... Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-11-07 15:13 +0000
Re: A stream/pipe that fills only on demand... Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2014-11-08 11:20 +0100
Re: A stream/pipe that fills only on demand... Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2014-11-10 09:24 +0000
Re: A stream/pipe that fills only on demand... Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-11-29 16:02 +0000
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