ernal=true" title="class or interface in java.io">IOException</a></pre>
<div class="block">Returns an input stream for this web connection.</div>
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<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>a ServletInputStream for reading binary data</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">IOException</a></code> - if an I/O error occurs</dd>
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