# Read packets from a capture file.

Docs[: libpcap](https://www.tcpdump.org/manpages/pcap.3pcap.html), [javadoc](https://javadoc.io/doc/com.ardikars.pcap/pcap-spi/latest/pcap/spi/Pcap.html).

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Java" %}

```
public static void main(String[] _args) throws ErrorException {
  var service = Service.Creator.create("PcapService");
  try (var pcap = service.offline("savefile.pcap", new DefaultOfflineOptions())) {
    try {
      pcap.loop(
          10,
          (args, header, buffer) -> {
            System.out.println("Args     : " + args);
            System.out.println("Header   : " + header);
            System.out.println("Packet   : " + buffer);
          },
          "Hello pcap!");
    } catch (BreakException e) {
      System.err.println(e.getMessage());
    } catch (ErrorException e) {
      System.err.println(e.getMessage());
    }
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Kotlin" %}

```
fun main() {
  val service = Service.Creator.create("PcapService")
  val pcap = service.offline("savefile.pcap", DefaultOfflineOptions())
  try {
    pcap.loop(
      10,
      { args: String, header: PacketHeader, buffer: PacketBuffer ->
        println("Args     : $args")
        println("Header   : $header")
        println("Packet   : $buffer")
      },
      "Hello pcap!"
    )
  } catch (e: BreakException) {
    System.err.println(e.message)
  } catch (e: ErrorException) {
    System.err.println(e.message)
  }
  pcap.close()
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Scala" %}

```
def main(_args: Array[String]): Unit = {
  val service = Service.Creator.create("PcapService")
  val pcap = service.offline("savefile.pcap", new DefaultOfflineOptions())
  try pcap.loop(10, (args: String, header: PacketHeader, buffer: PacketBuffer) => {
    println("Args     : ", args)
    println("Header   : ", header)
    println("Packet   : ", buffer)
  }, "Hello pcap!")
  catch {
    case e: BreakException =>
      System.err.println(e.getMessage)
    case e: ErrorException =>
      System.err.println(e.getMessage)
  }
  pcap.close()
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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