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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util;

Helper class for closing resources.
/**
 * Helper class for closing resources.
 */
public final class Closer {

    private Closer() {
    }

    
Closes an AutoCloseable or ignores if null. 
Params:
closeable – the resource to close; may be null
Throws:
Exception – if the resource cannot be closed
Since:
2.8/**
     * Closes an AutoCloseable or ignores if {@code null}.
     *
     * @param closeable the resource to close; may be null
     * @throws Exception if the resource cannot be closed
     * @since 2.8
     */
    public static void close(final AutoCloseable closeable) throws Exception {
        if (closeable != null) {
            closeable.close();
        }
    }

    
Closes an AutoCloseable and returns true if it closed without exception. 
Params:
closeable – the resource to close; may be null
Returns:
true if resource was closed successfully, or false if an exception was thrown/**
     * Closes an AutoCloseable and returns {@code true} if it closed without exception.
     *
     * @param closeable the resource to close; may be null
     * @return true if resource was closed successfully, or false if an exception was thrown
     */
    public static boolean closeSilently(final AutoCloseable closeable) {
        try {
            close(closeable);
            return true;
        } catch (final Exception ignored) {
            return false;
        }
    }

}