Why do I get EOF exception while reading a datainputstream in java?

Question

Here is what I am trying to read :

   FileInputStream fis=new FileInputStream("count.txt");
   BufferedInputStream bis=new BufferedInputStream(fis);
   DataInputStream dis=new DataInputStream(bis);
   while(dis.read()!=-1)
   {
    orderCount=dis.readInt();
    newOrderCount=dis.readInt();
   }

Count.txt has data such as 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1, but for some reason i get an EOF exception,please help!

Answer 1

EOFException means you tried to read past the end of the stream, which probably happened because you are reading a byte and then throwing it away, which is already a bug, as it puts you out of sync with the sender. Change the loop test to while (true) , catch EOFException , and, when you get it, close the socket and break out of the loop.