ca.uhn.hl7v2.llp
Interface HL7Reader

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExtendedMinLLPReader, MinLLPReader

public interface HL7Reader

An HL7Reader implements reading from an input stream using a particular lower layer protocol.

Author:

Bryan Tripp

Method Summary

void	close() Closes the underlying stream and any other resources that should be closed.
String	getMessage() Reads a complete HL7 message from the underlying input stream
void	setInputStream(InputStream in) Sets the InputStream from which to read messages.

Method Detail

getMessage

String getMessage()
                  throws LLPException,
                         IOException

Reads a complete HL7 message from the underlying input stream

Throws:

LLPException

IOException

setInputStream

void setInputStream(InputStream in)
                    throws IOException

Sets the InputStream from which to read messages. The InputStream must be set before any calls to getMessage().

Throws:

IOException

close

void close()
           throws IOException

Closes the underlying stream and any other resources that should be closed.

Throws:

IOException