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

I think the correct version of ratchet freak's answer is this :

for (int index = 0; index < toRead && (read = inputStream.read(bytes, index, toRead-index))>0 ; index+= read);

it stops reading if read returns -1