PipedInputStream.receive(int b) has the following syntax.
protected void receive(int b) throws IOException
In the following code shows how to use PipedInputStream.receive(int b) method.
//from w w w.ja v a2 s . co m import java.io.PipedInputStream; import java.io.PipedOutputStream; public class Main extends PipedInputStream { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { PipedOutputStream out = new PipedOutputStream(); Main in = new Main(); // connect input and output in.connect(out); // write something out.write(70); out.write(71); // receive a byte in.receive(71); in.close(); } }