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 * Copyright (C) 2005-2022 Sebastiano Vigna
 *
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package it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.io;

/** A basic interface specifying positioning methods for a byte stream.
 *
 * @author Sebastiano Vigna
 * @since 4.4
 */

public interface RepositionableStream {

	/** Sets the current stream position.
	 *
	 * @param newPosition the new stream position.
	 */
	void position(long newPosition) throws java.io.IOException;

	/** Returns the current stream position.
	 *
	 * @return the current stream position.
	 */
	long position() throws java.io.IOException;

}
