Help with method unreliable

[Albert]

I am using the available method to read the input stream in my application and it is giving wrong outputs each time.
I read in articles that this method is very unreliable.
Why is the method unreliable?
What is the solution or alternate to this method?
Thanks.
Albert

[Eric]

What method are you using and what errors are you getting?

Greetings.

Eric

[Daniel]

And I'd also ask what kind of InputStream you're using.

An InputStream on, for example, a Socket cannot return a reliable number as it might change from the time of the call to the time you try to read.

Greetings.

Daniel