Can I use both PrintWriter and BufferedOutputStream on the same outputstream?

Question

Can I use both PrintWriter and BufferedOutputStream on the same outputstream?

The situation is this:

I\'m having a SSLSocket program and I want to be able to tra

Answer 1

I would use a DataOutputStream (possibly wrapping a BufferedOutputStream). It allows you to transfer byte[], int, double String and many other types. To send the byte[] you may want to send the length first as a int or short.