Re-using Java InputStreams

OfflerCrocGod

Can InputStreams be re-used by different readers? i.e.

BufferedReader isFromClient = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(socket.getInputStream()));

String s = isFromClient.readLine(); //command coming from client

if(s is this command) {

ObjectInputStream objectFromServer = new ObjectInputStream(socket.getInputStream());

}

As you can see socket.getInputStream() is being called twice and is going into different readers so my object reader is ****ing up cause it reads the "s" as opposed to the object (EOFException - premature EOF file found).....

I can't find anyway in Java of getting the ObjectReader to start at the right place ( mark and reset don't work the information is stored inside the bufferedreader not the inputstream ) Has anyone here solved this problem without making a connection from the other way....which is about the only solution I can see. Anyone any ideas???

OfflerCrocGod

Solved it - it was very easy in the end I just replaced the BufferedReader with and ObjectInputStream it means I just transfer Objects around everywhere, nice and easy solution which actually cuts down on the amount of code in my program