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 package org.apache.commons.io.output;

 import java.io.IOException;

 import java.io.OutputStream;

 /**

  * Closed output stream. This stream throws an exception on all attempts to

  * write something to the stream.

  * <p>

  * Typically uses of this class include testing for corner cases in methods

  * that accept an output stream and acting as a sentinel value instead of

  * a {@code null} output stream.

  *

  * @version $Id: ClosedOutputStream.java 1471767 2013-04-24 23:24:19Z sebb $

  * @since 1.4

  */

 public class ClosedOutputStream extends OutputStream {

     /**

      * A singleton.

      */

     public static final ClosedOutputStream CLOSED_OUTPUT_STREAM = new ClosedOutputStream();

     /**

      * Throws an {@link IOException} to indicate that the stream is closed.

      *

      * @param b ignored

      * @throws IOException always thrown

      */

     @Override

     public void write(final int b) throws IOException {

         throw new IOException("write(" + b + ") failed: stream is closed");

     }

 }