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package java.io;

import java.util.Objects;

/**
 * This abstract class is the superclass of all classes representing
 * an output stream of bytes. An output stream accepts output bytes
 * and sends them to some sink.
 * 

* Applications that need to define a subclass of * {@code OutputStream} must always provide at least a method * that writes one byte of output. * * @author Arthur van Hoff * @see java.io.BufferedOutputStream * @see java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream * @see java.io.DataOutputStream * @see java.io.FilterOutputStream * @see java.io.InputStream * @see java.io.OutputStream#write(int) * @since 1.0 */ public abstract class OutputStream implements Closeable, Flushable { /** * Constructor for subclasses to call. */ public OutputStream() {} /** * Returns a new {@code OutputStream} which discards all bytes. The * returned stream is initially open. The stream is closed by calling * the {@code close()} method. Subsequent calls to {@code close()} have * no effect. * *

While the stream is open, the {@code write(int)}, {@code * write(byte[])}, and {@code write(byte[], int, int)} methods do nothing. * After the stream has been closed, these methods all throw {@code * IOException}. * *

The {@code flush()} method does nothing. * * @return an {@code OutputStream} which discards all bytes * * @since 11 */ public static OutputStream nullOutputStream() { return new OutputStream() { private volatile boolean closed; private void ensureOpen() throws IOException { if (closed) { throw new IOException("Stream closed"); } } @Override public void write(int b) throws IOException { ensureOpen(); } @Override public void write(byte b[], int off, int len) throws IOException { Objects.checkFromIndexSize(off, len, b.length); ensureOpen(); } @Override public void close() { closed = true; } }; } /** * Writes the specified byte to this output stream. The general * contract for {@code write} is that one byte is written * to the output stream. The byte to be written is the eight * low-order bits of the argument {@code b}. The 24 * high-order bits of {@code b} are ignored. *

* Subclasses of {@code OutputStream} must provide an * implementation for this method. * * @param b the {@code byte}. * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs. In particular, * an {@code IOException} may be thrown if the * output stream has been closed. */ public abstract void write(int b) throws IOException; /** * Writes {@code b.length} bytes from the specified byte array * to this output stream. The general contract for {@code write(b)} * is that it should have exactly the same effect as the call * {@code write(b, 0, b.length)}. * * @param b the data. * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs. * @see java.io.OutputStream#write(byte[], int, int) */ public void write(byte b[]) throws IOException { write(b, 0, b.length); } /** * Writes {@code len} bytes from the specified byte array * starting at offset {@code off} to this output stream. * The general contract for {@code write(b, off, len)} is that * some of the bytes in the array {@code b} are written to the * output stream in order; element {@code b[off]} is the first * byte written and {@code b[off+len-1]} is the last byte written * by this operation. *

* The {@code write} method of {@code OutputStream} calls * the write method of one argument on each of the bytes to be * written out. Subclasses are encouraged to override this method and * provide a more efficient implementation. *

* If {@code b} is {@code null}, a * {@code NullPointerException} is thrown. *

* If {@code off} is negative, or {@code len} is negative, or * {@code off+len} is greater than the length of the array * {@code b}, then an {@code IndexOutOfBoundsException} is thrown. * * @param b the data. * @param off the start offset in the data. * @param len the number of bytes to write. * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs. In particular, * an {@code IOException} is thrown if the output * stream is closed. */ public void write(byte b[], int off, int len) throws IOException { Objects.checkFromIndexSize(off, len, b.length); // len == 0 condition implicitly handled by loop bounds for (int i = 0 ; i < len ; i++) { write(b[off + i]); } } /** * Flushes this output stream and forces any buffered output bytes * to be written out. The general contract of {@code flush} is * that calling it is an indication that, if any bytes previously * written have been buffered by the implementation of the output * stream, such bytes should immediately be written to their * intended destination. *

* If the intended destination of this stream is an abstraction provided by * the underlying operating system, for example a file, then flushing the * stream guarantees only that bytes previously written to the stream are * passed to the operating system for writing; it does not guarantee that * they are actually written to a physical device such as a disk drive. *

* The {@code flush} method of {@code OutputStream} does nothing. * * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs. */ public void flush() throws IOException { } /** * Closes this output stream and releases any system resources * associated with this stream. The general contract of {@code close} * is that it closes the output stream. A closed stream cannot perform * output operations and cannot be reopened. *

* The {@code close} method of {@code OutputStream} does nothing. * * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs. */ public void close() throws IOException { } }





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