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package java.io;

/*** Defines an interface for classes that can (or need to) be closed once they are not used any longer. This usually includes all
 * sorts of {@link InputStream}s and {@link OutputStream}s. Calling the {@code close} method releases resources that the object
 * holds. */
public interface Closeable {

	/*** Closes the object and release any system resources it holds. If the object has already been closed, then invoking this
	 * method has no effect.
	 * 
	 * @throws IOException if any error occurs when closing the object. */
	public void close () throws IOException;
}




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