Class TailFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, AutoCloseable, Readable, ChainableReader, Parameterizable

public final class TailFilter extends BaseParamFilterReader implements ChainableReader
Reads the last n lines of a stream. (Default is last10 lines.) Example:
<tailfilter lines="3"/>
Or:
<filterreader classname="org.apache.tools.ant.filters.TailFilter">
   <param name="lines" value="3"/>
 </filterreader>
  • Constructor Details

    • TailFilter

      public TailFilter()
      Constructor for "dummy" instances.
      See Also:
    • TailFilter

      public TailFilter(Reader in)
      Creates a new filtered reader.
      Parameters:
      in - A Reader object providing the underlying stream. Must not be null.
  • Method Details

    • read

      public int read() throws IOException
      Returns the next character in the filtered stream. If the read-ahead has been completed, the next character in the buffer is returned. Otherwise, the stream is read to the end and buffered (with the buffer growing as necessary), then the appropriate position in the buffer is set to read from.
      Overrides:
      read in class FilterReader
      Returns:
      the next character in the resulting stream, or -1 if the end of the resulting stream has been reached
      Throws:
      IOException - if the underlying stream throws an IOException during reading
    • setLines

      public void setLines(long lines)
      Sets the number of lines to be returned in the filtered stream.
      Parameters:
      lines - the number of lines to be returned in the filtered stream
    • setSkip

      public void setSkip(long skip)
      Sets the number of lines to be skipped in the filtered stream.
      Parameters:
      skip - the number of lines to be skipped in the filtered stream
    • chain

      public Reader chain(Reader rdr)
      Creates a new TailFilter using the passed in Reader for instantiation.
      Specified by:
      chain in interface ChainableReader
      Parameters:
      rdr - A Reader object providing the underlying stream. Must not be null.
      Returns:
      a new filter based on this configuration, but filtering the specified reader