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017package org.apache.commons.io.output;
018
019import java.io.IOException;
020import 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} output stream.
029 *
030 * @version $Id: ClosedOutputStream.java 1471767 2013-04-24 23:24:19Z sebb $
031 * @since 1.4
032 */
033public 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(final int b) throws IOException {
048        throw new IOException("write(" + b + ") failed: stream is closed");
049    }
050
051}