BitWriter (OME Codecs 1.1.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- ome.codecs.BitWriter

```
public class BitWriter
extends java.lang.Object
```
Deprecated.
Use loci.common.RandomAccessOutputStream instead

A class for writing arbitrary numbers of bits to a byte array.

Author:

Curtis Rueden ctrueden at wisc.edu

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`BitWriter()`	Deprecated. Constructs a new bit writer.
`BitWriter(int size)`	Deprecated. Constructs a new bit writer with the given initial buffer size.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static void`	`main(java.lang.String[] args)`	Deprecated. Tests the BitWriter class.
`byte[]`	`toByteArray()`	Deprecated. Gets an array containing all bits written thus far.
`void`	`write(int value, int numBits)`	Deprecated. Writes the given value using the given number of bits.
`void`	`write(java.lang.String bitString)`	Deprecated. Writes the bits represented by a bit string to the buffer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - BitWriter
```
public BitWriter()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Constructs a new bit writer.
  - BitWriter
```
public BitWriter(int size)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Constructs a new bit writer with the given initial buffer size.
- Method Detail
  - write
```
public void write(int value,
                  int numBits)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Writes the given value using the given number of bits.
  - write
```
public void write(java.lang.String bitString)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Writes the bits represented by a bit string to the buffer.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If any characters other than '0' and '1' appear in the string.
  - toByteArray
```
public byte[] toByteArray()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Gets an array containing all bits written thus far.
  - main
```
public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Tests the BitWriter class.