Java InputStream.read(byte[], int, int) method, how to block until the exact number of bytes has been read

Question

I\'m writing a simple client/server network application that sends and receives fixed size messages through a TCP socket.

So far, I\'ve been using the <

Answer 1

a simple for one-liner will do the trick

int toread = 60;
byte[] buff;
for(int index=0;index

but most of the time the only reason less bytes would be read is when the stream ends or the bytes haven't all been flushed on the other side