public synchronized ByteList read(int number) throws IOException, BadDescriptorException {
checkReadable();
ensureReadNonBuffered();
ByteList byteList = new ByteList(number);
// TODO this should entry into error handling somewhere
int bytesRead = descriptor.read(number, byteList);
if (bytesRead == -1) {
eof = true;
}
return byteList;
}
