InputStreamからデータを読み出すために，次に示すメソッドが提供されています。各メソッドは，特定のデータ型を返します。

コードサンプル5-5　InputStreamからデータを読み出すためのメソッド

 
public boolean read_boolean( )
public char read_char( )
public char read_wchar( )
public byte read_octet( )
public short read_short( )
public short read_ushort( )
public int read_long( )
public int read_ulong( )
public long read_longlong( )
public long read_ulonglong( )
public float read_float( )
public double read_double( )
public String read_string( )
public String read_wstring( )
public void read_boolean_array(boolean [ ] value,
                                int offset,int length)
public void read_char_array(char [ ] value,
                                int offset,int length)
public void read_wchar_array(char [ ] value,
                                int offset,int length)
public void read_octet_array(byte [ ] value,
                                int offset,int length)
public void read_short_array(short [ ] value,
                                int offset,int length)
public void read_ushort_array(short [ ] value,
                                int offset,int length)
public void read_long_array(int [ ] value,
                                int offset,int length)
public void read_ulong_array(int [ ] value,
                                int offset,int length)
public void read_longlong_array(long [ ] value,
                                int offset,int length)
public void read_ulonglong_array(long [ ] value,
                                int offset,int length)
public void read_float_array(float [ ] value,
                                int offset,int length)
public void read_double_array(double [ ] value,
                                int offset,int length)
public Object read_estruct(String expected_type)
public org.omg.CORBA.Object read_Object( )
public org.omg.CORBA.TypeCode read_TypeCode( )
public org.omg.CORBA.Any read_any( )
public org.omg.CORBA.Principal read_Principal( )