ContentStoreIF (Ontopia)

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileContentStore, InMemoryContentStore, JDBCContentStore, JDBCSequenceContentStore
```
public interface ContentStoreIF
```
INTERNAL: A simple content store interface that stores chunks of data associated with an integer key. The underlying implementation is responsible for creating the keys.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`add(InputStream data, int length)`	INTERNAL: Creates an entry for the specified data value.
`int`	`add(ContentInputStream data)`	INTERNAL: Creates an entry for the specified data value.
`void`	`close()`	INTERNAL: Closes the content store.
`boolean`	`containsKey(int key)`	INTERNAL: Returns true if the content store contains an entry with the specified key.
`ContentInputStream`	`get(int key)`	INTERNAL: Gets the data value associated with the specified key.
`boolean`	`remove(int key)`	INTERNAL: Removes the entry associated with the key.

- Method Detail
  - containsKey
```
boolean containsKey(int key)
             throws ContentStoreException
```
    INTERNAL: Returns true if the content store contains an entry with the specified key.
    
    Throws:
    
    ContentStoreException
  - get
```
ContentInputStream get(int key)
                throws ContentStoreException
```
    INTERNAL: Gets the data value associated with the specified key.
    
    Throws:
    
    ContentStoreException
  - add
```
int add(ContentInputStream data)
 throws ContentStoreException
```
    INTERNAL: Creates an entry for the specified data value.
    
    Throws:
    
    ContentStoreException
  - add
```
int add(InputStream data,
        int length)
 throws ContentStoreException
```
    INTERNAL: Creates an entry for the specified data value.
    
    Throws:
    
    ContentStoreException
  - remove
```
boolean remove(int key)
        throws ContentStoreException
```
    INTERNAL: Removes the entry associated with the key. If the key is not present the call has no effect.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the key was present; false otherwise
    
    Throws:
    
    ContentStoreException
  - close
```
void close()
    throws ContentStoreException
```
    INTERNAL: Closes the content store. This allows all internal resources to be released.
    
    Throws:
    
    ContentStoreException