Re: Non-blocking readline()

["Ed Jenkins" <digitalman2000hm@hotmail.com>]

This is available in NIO in JDK 1.4.

See the November 19 issue of JDC Tech Tips.

http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/JDCTechTips/2002/tt1119.html#2

Ed

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----Original Message Follows----

From: cfowler

To: ajug-members@ajug.org

Subject: Non-blocking readline()

Date: 10 Dec 2002 13:53:43 -0500

I'm using a readLine() in a BufferedInputStream and I need to *not*

block forever in that readLine(). Is there an easy solution that will

allow me to timeout a read after 10 seconds?

Thanks,

Chris

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