Java: Reading InputStreams

InputStreamReading.java

/* One way to read an InputStream... NOT Recommended when dealing with some InputStreams, especially if that is from a network connection. */

        try {
            byte[] bytes = new byte[inputStream.available()];
            inputStream.read(bytes);
            // do something with the bytes read from the InputStream
            inputStream.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
/* Better way to read an InputStream. */

        try {
            byte[] bytes = new byte[1024];
            int r = 0;
            while ((r = inputStream.read(bytes)) >= 0) {
                // do something with the bytes read from the InputStream
            }
            inputStream.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }