ShapeReader

All Superinterfaces:

ShapeIO

All Known Implementing Classes:

GeoJSONReader, JtsWKTReaderShapeParser, LegacyShapeReader, PolyshapeReader, WKTReader, WktShapeParser
```
public interface ShapeReader
extends ShapeIO
```
Implementations are expected to be thread safe

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface org.locationtech.spatial4j.io.ShapeIO
  GeoJSON, LEGACY, POLY, WKT

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Shape`	`read(java.io.Reader reader)`	Read a `Shape` from the reader.
`Shape`	`read(java.lang.Object value)`
`Shape`	`readIfSupported(java.lang.Object value)`

Methods inherited from interface org.locationtech.spatial4j.io.ShapeIO
getFormatName

- Method Detail
  - read
```
Shape read(java.lang.Object value)
    throws java.io.IOException,
           java.text.ParseException,
           InvalidShapeException
```
    Parameters:
    
    value - -- the input value, could be a String or other object
    
    Returns:
    
    a shape valid shape (not null)
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException
    
    java.text.ParseException
    
    InvalidShapeException
  - readIfSupported
```
Shape readIfSupported(java.lang.Object value)
               throws InvalidShapeException
```
    Parameters:
    
    value - -- the input value, could be a String or other object
    
    Returns:
    
    a shape or null, if the input was un readable. This will throw InvalidShapeException when we could read a shape, but it was invalid
    
    Throws:
    
    InvalidShapeException
  - read
```
Shape read(java.io.Reader reader)
    throws java.io.IOException,
           java.text.ParseException,
           InvalidShapeException
```
    Read a Shape from the reader.
    
    Parameters:
    
    reader - -- the input. Note, it will not be closed by this function
    
    Returns:
    
    a valid Shape (never null)
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException
    
    java.text.ParseException
    
    InvalidShapeException