LongString (RabbitMQ Java Client 4.12.0 API)

```
public interface LongString
```
An object providing access to a LongString. This might be implemented to read directly from connection socket, depending on the size of the content to be read - long strings may contain up to 4Gb of content.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static long MAX_LENGTH

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`getBytes()`	Get the content as a byte array.
`DataInputStream`	`getStream()`	Get the content stream.
`long`	`length()`
`String`	`toString()`	Get the content as a String.

- Field Detail
  - MAX_LENGTH
```
static final long MAX_LENGTH
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - length
```
long length()
```
    Returns:
    
    the length of the string in bytes between 0 and MAX_LENGTH (inclusive)
  - getStream
```
DataInputStream getStream()
                   throws IOException
```
    Get the content stream. Repeated calls to this function return the same stream, which may not support rewind.
    
    Returns:
    
    An input stream that reads the content of the string
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an error is encountered
  - getBytes
```
byte[] getBytes()
```
    Get the content as a byte array. This need not be a copy. Updates to the returned array may change the value of the string. Repeated calls to this function may return the same array. This function will fail if this string's length is greater than Integer.MAX_VALUE, throwing an IllegalStateException.
    
    Returns:
    
    the array of bytes containing the content of the LongString
  - toString
```
String toString()
```
    Get the content as a String. Uses UTF-8 as encoding.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    he content of the LongString as a string