org.apache.oodt.commons.io

Class NullOutputStream

java.lang.Object

java.io.OutputStream

org.apache.oodt.commons.io.NullOutputStream

All Implemented Interfaces:

Closeable, Flushable, AutoCloseable

public class NullOutputStream
extends OutputStream

A null output stream. This output stream throws away all data it gets.

Author:

Kelly

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NullOutputStream() Construct a null output stream.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Close an output stream.
void	flush() Flush an output stream, which does nothing.
void	write(byte[] a, int offset, int length) Write a byte array to the output stream, which is thrown away.
void	write(int b) Write a byte to the output stream, which is thrown away.

Methods inherited from class java.io.OutputStream

write

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NullOutputStream

public NullOutputStream()

Construct a null output stream.

Method Detail

write

public void write(int b)
           throws IOException

Write a byte to the output stream, which is thrown away.

Specified by:

write in class OutputStream

Parameters:

b - The byte to toss.

Throws:

IOException - If the stream is closed.

write

public void write(byte[] a,
                  int offset,
                  int length)
           throws IOException

Write a byte array to the output stream, which is thrown away.

Overrides:

write in class OutputStream

Parameters:

a - The array to write.

offset - Where in the array to ignore bytes to write.

length - How many bytes to ignore.

Throws:

IOException - If the stream is closed.

flush

public void flush()
           throws IOException

Flush an output stream, which does nothing.

Specified by:

flush in interface Flushable

Overrides:

flush in class OutputStream

Throws:

IOException - If the stream is closed.

close

public void close()
           throws IOException

Close an output stream.

Specified by:

close in interface Closeable

Specified by:

close in interface AutoCloseable

Overrides:

close in class OutputStream

Throws:

IOException - If the stream is already closed.