Transfers bytes into this channel's file from the given readable byte channel.
An attempt is made to read up to count
bytes from the
source channel and write them to this channel's file starting at the
given position
. An invocation of this method may or may not
transfer all of the requested bytes; whether or not it does so depends
upon the natures and states of the channels. Fewer than the requested
number of bytes will be transferred if the source channel has fewer than
count
bytes remaining, or if the source channel is non-blocking
and has fewer than count
bytes immediately available in its
input buffer.
This method does not modify this channel's position. If the given position is greater than the file's current size then no bytes are transferred. If the source channel has a position then bytes are read starting at that position and then the position is incremented by the number of bytes read.
This method is potentially much more efficient than a simple loop that reads from the source channel and writes to this channel. Many operating systems can transfer bytes directly from the source channel into the filesystem cache without actually copying them.
src
| The source channel | |
position
| The position within the file at which the transfer is to begin; must be non-negative | |
count
| The maximum number of bytes to be transferred; must be non-negative |
IllegalArgumentException
| If the preconditions on the parameters do not hold | |
NonReadableChannelException
| If the source channel was not opened for reading | |
NonWritableChannelException
| If this channel was not opened for writing | |
ClosedChannelException
| If either this channel or the source channel is closed | |
AsynchronousCloseException
| If another thread closes either channel while the transfer is in progress | |
ClosedByInterruptException
| If another thread interrupts the current thread while the transfer is in progress, thereby closing both channels and setting the current thread's interrupt status | |
IOException
| If some other I/O error occurs |
Diagram: FileChannel