This is the abstract class for writing to a codestream. A codestream corresponds to headers (main and tile-parts) and packets. Each packet has a head and a body. The codestream always has a maximum number of bytes that can be written to it. After that many number of bytes no more data is written to the codestream but the number of bytes is counted so that the value returned by getMaxAvailableBytes() is negative. If the number of bytes is unlimited a ridicoulosly large value, such as Integer.MAX_VALUE, is equivalent.

Data writting to the codestream can be simulated. In this case, no byto is effectively written to the codestream but the resulting number of bytes is calculated and returned (although it is not accounted in the bit stream). This can be used in rate control loops.

Implementing classes should write the header of the bit stream before writing any packets. The bit stream header can be written with the help of the HeaderEncoder class.

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Public MustInherit Class CodestreamWriter 

public abstract class CodestreamWriter