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BitFile.javaAPI DocJava SE 6 API3820Tue Jun 10 00:21:52 BST 2008com.sun.imageio.plugins.common

BitFile

public class BitFile extends Object

Fields Summary
ImageOutputStream
output
byte[]
buffer
int
index
int
bitsLeft
boolean
blocks
note this also indicates gif format BITFile.
Constructors Summary
public BitFile(ImageOutputStream output, boolean blocks)


    /*
     * @param output destination for output data
     * @param blocks GIF LZW requires block counts for output data
     */
         
        this.output = output;
        this.blocks = blocks;
        buffer = new byte[256];
        index = 0;
        bitsLeft = 8;
Methods Summary
public voidflush()

        int numBytes = index + (bitsLeft == 8 ? 0 : 1);
        if (numBytes > 0) {
            if (blocks) {
                output.write(numBytes);
            }
            output.write(buffer, 0, numBytes);
            buffer[0] = 0;
            index = 0;
            bitsLeft = 8;
        }
public voidwriteBits(int bits, int numbits)

        int bitsWritten = 0;
        int numBytes = 255;  // gif block count
        do {
            // This handles the GIF block count stuff
            if ((index == 254 && bitsLeft == 0) || index > 254) {
                if (blocks) {
                    output.write(numBytes);
                }
                
                output.write(buffer, 0, numBytes);
                
                buffer[0] = 0;
                index = 0;
                bitsLeft = 8;
            }
            
            if (numbits <= bitsLeft) { // bits contents fit in current index byte                  
                if (blocks) { // GIF
                    buffer[index] |= (bits & ((1 << numbits) - 1)) << (8 - bitsLeft);
                    bitsWritten += numbits;
                    bitsLeft -= numbits;
                    numbits = 0;
                } else {
                    buffer[index] |= (bits & ((1 << numbits) - 1)) << (bitsLeft - numbits);
                    bitsWritten += numbits;
                    bitsLeft -= numbits;
                    numbits = 0;                    
                }
            } else { // bits overflow from current byte to next.
                if (blocks) { // GIF
                    // if bits  > space left in current byte then the lowest order bits
                    // of code are taken and put in current byte and rest put in next.
                    buffer[index] |= (bits & ((1 << bitsLeft) - 1)) << (8 - bitsLeft);
                    bitsWritten += bitsLeft;
                    bits >>= bitsLeft;
                    numbits -= bitsLeft;
                    buffer[++index] = 0;
                    bitsLeft = 8;
                } else {
                    // if bits  > space left in current byte then the highest order bits
                    // of code are taken and put in current byte and rest put in next.
                    // at highest order bit location !! 
                    int topbits = (bits >>> (numbits - bitsLeft)) & ((1 << bitsLeft) - 1);
                    buffer[index] |= topbits;
                    numbits -= bitsLeft;  // ok this many bits gone off the top
                    bitsWritten += bitsLeft;
                    buffer[++index] = 0;  // next index
                    bitsLeft = 8;
                }
            }
        } while (numbits != 0);