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package org.apache.commons.io.output;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
/**
* OutputStream implementation that writes the data to an {@link Appendable}
* Object.
*
* For example, can be used with any {@link java.io.Writer} or a {@link java.lang.StringBuilder}
* or {@link java.lang.StringBuffer}.
*
* @since 2.5
* @see java.lang.Appendable
* @version $Id$
* @param The type of the {@link Appendable} wrapped by this AppendableOutputStream.
*/
public class AppendableOutputStream extends OutputStream {
private final T appendable;
/**
* Construct a new instance with the specified appendable.
*
* @param appendable the appendable to write to
*/
public AppendableOutputStream(final T appendable) {
this.appendable = appendable;
}
/**
* Write a character to the underlying appendable.
*
* @param b the character to write
* @throws IOException upon error
*/
@Override
public void write(final int b) throws IOException {
appendable.append((char)b);
}
/**
* Return the target appendable.
*
* @return the target appendable
*/
public T getAppendable() {
return appendable;
}
}