org.apache.commons.io.output
Class NullWriter

java.lang.Object
  java.io.Writer
      org.apache.commons.io.output.NullWriter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Closeable, Flushable, Appendable

public class NullWriter
extends Writer

This 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 $

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.io.Writer

lock

Constructor Summary

NullWriter()
Constructs a new NullWriter.

Method Summary

void	close()
void	flush()
void	write(char[] chr)
void	write(char[] chr, int st, int end)
void	write(int idx)
void	write(String str)
void	write(String str, int st, int end)

Methods inherited from class java.io.Writer

append, append, append, append, append, append

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NullWriter

public NullWriter()

Constructs a new NullWriter.

Method Detail

write

public void write(int idx)

Overrides:

write in class Writer

See Also:

Writer.write(int)

write

public void write(char[] chr)

Overrides:

write in class Writer

See Also:

Writer.write(char[])

write

public void write(char[] chr,
                  int st,
                  int end)

Specified by:

write in class Writer

See Also:

Writer.write(char[], int, int)

write

public void write(String str)

Overrides:

write in class Writer

See Also:

Writer.write(String)

write

public void write(String str,
                  int st,
                  int end)

Overrides:

write in class Writer

See Also:

Writer.write(String, int, int)

flush

public void flush()

Specified by:

flush in interface Flushable

Specified by:

flush in class Writer

See Also:

Writer.flush()

close

public void close()

Specified by:

close in interface Closeable

Specified by:

close in class Writer

See Also:

Writer.close()