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017 package org.apache.commons.io.output;
018
019 import java.io.IOException;
020 import java.io.OutputStream;
021
022 /**
023 * Closed output stream. This stream throws an exception on all attempts to
024 * write something to the stream.
025 * <p>
026 * Typically uses of this class include testing for corner cases in methods
027 * that accept an output stream and acting as a sentinel value instead of
028 * a <code>null</code> output stream.
029 *
030 * @version $Id: ClosedOutputStream.java 1304052 2012-03-22 20:55:29Z ggregory $
031 * @since 1.4
032 */
033 public class ClosedOutputStream extends OutputStream {
034
035 /**
036 * A singleton.
037 */
038 public static final ClosedOutputStream CLOSED_OUTPUT_STREAM = new ClosedOutputStream();
039
040 /**
041 * Throws an {@link IOException} to indicate that the stream is closed.
042 *
043 * @param b ignored
044 * @throws IOException always thrown
045 */
046 @Override
047 public void write(int b) throws IOException {
048 throw new IOException("write(" + b + ") failed: stream is closed");
049 }
050
051 }