The API: int read4(char *buf) reads 4 characters at a time from a file.
The return value is the actual number of characters read. For example, it returns 3 if there is only 3 characters left in the file.
By using the read4 API, implement the function int read(char *buf, int n) that reads n characters from the file.
Note:
The read function may be called multiple times.
The difference between Read N Characters Given Read4 is that we need to save the status of the internal buffer if we haven't read all characters from it.
Time: O(N)
Space: O(1)
/* The read4 API is defined in the parent class Reader4.
int read4(char[] buf); */
public class Solution extends Reader4 {
private char[] buffer = new char[4];
private int offset = 0;
private int charactersInBuffer = 0;
/**
* @param buf Destination buffer
* @param n Maximum number of characters to read
* @return The number of characters read
*/
public int read(char[] buf, int n) {
int totalCharactersRead = 0;
boolean eof = false;
while (!eof && totalCharactersRead < n) {
if (charactersInBuffer == 0) {
charactersInBuffer = read4(buffer);
eof = charactersInBuffer < 4;
}
int numCharactersUsed = Math.min(charactersInBuffer, n - totalCharactersRead);
for (int i = 0; i < numCharactersUsed; i++) {
buf[totalCharactersRead + i] = buffer[offset + i];
}
totalCharactersRead += numCharactersUsed;
charactersInBuffer -= numCharactersUsed;
offset = (offset + numCharactersUsed) % 4;
}
return totalCharactersRead;
}
}