/**
* Static constructor for a ByteReader object, and depending on the readFile setting,
* it may or may not read in the binary file specified.
*
* This may create a FileByteReader, UrlByteReader or InputStreamByteReader, depending on the
* the nature of the IdentificationFile passed in.
*
*
* @param theIDFile The file to be read in
* @param readFile Flag specifying whether file should be read in or not
*/
public static IByteReader newByteReader(IdentificationFile theIDFile, bool readFile) //was ByteReader
{
if (InputStreamByteReader.isInputStream(theIDFile.getFilePath()))
{
return(InputStreamByteReader.newInputStreamByteReader(theIDFile, readFile));
}
else if (UrlByteReader.isURL(theIDFile.getFilePath()))
{
return(UrlByteReader.newUrlByteReader(theIDFile, readFile));
}
else
{
return(new FileByteReader(theIDFile, readFile));
}
}
/**
* Creates a new instance of FileByteReader
*
* <p>This constructor uses the same file to contain the data as is specified by
* <code>theIDFile</code>.
*
* @param theIDFile the source file from which the bytes will be read.
* @param readFile <code>true</code> if the file is to be read
*/
public FileByteReader(IdentificationFile theIDFile, bool readFile) : this(theIDFile, readFile, theIDFile.getFilePath())
{
}
/**
* Creates a new instance of FileByteReader
*
* <p>This constructor uses the same file to contain the data as is specified by
* <code>theIDFile</code>.
*
* @param theIDFile the source file from which the bytes will be read.
* @param readFile <code>true</code> if the file is to be read
*/
public FileByteReader(IdentificationFile theIDFile, bool readFile) : this(theIDFile, readFile, theIDFile.getFilePath())
{
}