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package org.apache.commons.io.output;

import java.io.Writer;

/**
 * This {@link Writer} writes all data to the famous /dev/null.
 * 
 * This Writer has no destination (file/socket etc.) and all
 * characters written to it are ignored and lost.
 * 
 * @version $Id: NullWriter.java 462832 2006-10-11 15:48:09Z scolebourne $
 */
public class NullWriter extends Writer {

    /**
     * Constructs a new NullWriter.
     */
    public NullWriter() {
    }

    /** @see java.io.Writer#write(int) */
    public void write(int idx) {
        //to /dev/null
    }

    /** @see java.io.Writer#write(char[]) */
    public void write(char[] chr) {
        //to /dev/null
    }

    /** @see java.io.Writer#write(char[], int, int) */
    public void write(char[] chr, int st, int end) {
        //to /dev/null
    }

    /** @see java.io.Writer#write(String) */
    public void write(String str) {
        //to /dev/null
    }

    /** @see java.io.Writer#write(String, int, int) */
    public void write(String str, int st, int end) {
        //to /dev/null
    }

    /** @see java.io.Writer#flush() */
    public void flush() {
        //to /dev/null
    }

    /** @see java.io.Writer#close() */
    public void close() {
        //to /dev/null
    }

}