Name: gsC80088 Date: 11/24/98


java.io.InputStream read(byte[]...)
methods declare but do not throw
java.io.IOException

notice overloaded read(byte[]...) methods
actual implementation:

    public int read(byte b[], int off, int len) throws IOException {
        if (len <= 0) {
            return 0;
        }
 
        int c = read();
        if (c == -1) {
            return -1;
        }
        b[off] = (byte)c;
 
        int i = 1;
        try {
            for (; i < len ; i++) {
                c = read();
                if (c == -1) {
                    break;
                }
                if (b != null) {
                    b[off + i] = (byte)c;
                }
            }
        } catch (IOException ee) {
        }
        return i;
    }


the try/catch blocks cause an intercept of the
IOException without passing the exception up
the stack. See:

catch (IOException ee) { }

This in effect eats the exception, taking no action
and prevents notification beyond the scope of
this method.
(Review ID: 43377)
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