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package java.io;
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
OutputStream
must always provide at least a method
that writes one byte of output.
Author: Arthur van Hoff See Also: Since: 1.0
/**
* 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.
* <p>
* Applications that need to define a subclass of
* <code>OutputStream</code> 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 {
Writes the specified byte to this output stream. The general
contract for 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 b
. The 24
high-order bits of b
are ignored.
Subclasses of OutputStream
must provide an
implementation for this method.
Params: - b – the
byte
.
Throws: - IOException – if an I/O error occurs. In particular,
an
IOException
may be thrown if the
output stream has been closed.
/**
* Writes the specified byte to this output stream. The general
* contract for <code>write</code> 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</code>. The 24
* high-order bits of <code>b</code> are ignored.
* <p>
* Subclasses of <code>OutputStream</code> must provide an
* implementation for this method.
*
* @param b the <code>byte</code>.
* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs. In particular,
* an <code>IOException</code> may be thrown if the
* output stream has been closed.
*/
public abstract void write(int b) throws IOException;
Writes b.length
bytes from the specified byte array
to this output stream. The general contract for write(b)
is that it should have exactly the same effect as the call
write(b, 0, b.length)
.
Params: - b – the data.
Throws: - IOException – if an I/O error occurs.
See Also:
/**
* Writes <code>b.length</code> bytes from the specified byte array
* to this output stream. The general contract for <code>write(b)</code>
* is that it should have exactly the same effect as the call
* <code>write(b, 0, b.length)</code>.
*
* @param b the data.
* @exception 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 len
bytes from the specified byte array
starting at offset off
to this output stream.
The general contract for write(b, off, len)
is that
some of the bytes in the array b
are written to the
output stream in order; element b[off]
is the first
byte written and b[off+len-1]
is the last byte written
by this operation.
The write
method of 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 b
is null
, a
NullPointerException
is thrown.
If off
is negative, or len
is negative, or
off+len
is greater than the length of the array b
, then an IndexOutOfBoundsException
is thrown.
Params: - b – the data.
- off – the start offset in the data.
- len – the number of bytes to write.
Throws: - IOException – if an I/O error occurs. In particular,
an
IOException
is thrown if the output
stream is closed.
/**
* Writes <code>len</code> bytes from the specified byte array
* starting at offset <code>off</code> to this output stream.
* The general contract for <code>write(b, off, len)</code> is that
* some of the bytes in the array <code>b</code> are written to the
* output stream in order; element <code>b[off]</code> is the first
* byte written and <code>b[off+len-1]</code> is the last byte written
* by this operation.
* <p>
* The <code>write</code> method of <code>OutputStream</code> 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.
* <p>
* If <code>b</code> is <code>null</code>, a
* <code>NullPointerException</code> is thrown.
* <p>
* If <code>off</code> is negative, or <code>len</code> is negative, or
* <code>off+len</code> 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.
* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs. In particular,
* an <code>IOException</code> is thrown if the output
* stream is closed.
*/
public void write(byte b[], int off, int len) throws IOException {
if (b == null) {
throw new NullPointerException();
} else if ((off < 0) || (off > b.length) || (len < 0) ||
((off + len) > b.length) || ((off + len) < 0)) {
throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
} else if (len == 0) {
return;
}
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 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 flush
method of OutputStream
does nothing.
Throws: - IOException – if an I/O error occurs.
/**
* Flushes this output stream and forces any buffered output bytes
* to be written out. The general contract of <code>flush</code> 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.
* <p>
* 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.
* <p>
* The <code>flush</code> method of <code>OutputStream</code> does nothing.
*
* @exception 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 close
is that it closes the output stream. A closed stream cannot perform
output operations and cannot be reopened.
The close
method of OutputStream
does nothing.
Throws: - IOException – if an I/O error occurs.
/**
* Closes this output stream and releases any system resources
* associated with this stream. The general contract of <code>close</code>
* is that it closes the output stream. A closed stream cannot perform
* output operations and cannot be reopened.
* <p>
* The <code>close</code> method of <code>OutputStream</code> does nothing.
*
* @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs.
*/
public void close() throws IOException {
}
}