ffer</code> - not used.</dd><dd><code>offset</code> - not used.</dd><dd><code>length</code> - not used.</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>-1 always.</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.io.IOException</code> - never.</dd><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt>
  <dd>Ant 1.6</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">See Also:</span></dt><dd><a href="../../../../../../../org/apache/tools/ant/Task.html#handleInput(byte[], int, int)"><code>Task.handleInput(byte[], int, in