Package org.apache.commons.io.output

Class CloseShieldOutputStream

java.lang.Object

java.io.OutputStream

java.io.FilterOutputStream

org.apache.commons.io.output.ProxyOutputStream

org.apache.commons.io.output.CloseShieldOutputStream

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Closeable, java.io.Flushable, java.lang.AutoCloseable

public class CloseShieldOutputStream
extends ProxyOutputStream

Proxy stream that prevents the underlying output stream from being closed.

This class is typically used in cases where an output stream needs to be passed to a component that wants to explicitly close the stream even if other components would still use the stream for output.

Since:

1.4

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CloseShieldOutputStream(java.io.OutputStream outputStream)	Deprecated. Using this constructor prevents IDEs from warning if the underlying output stream is never closed.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	close()	Replaces the underlying output stream with a ClosedOutputStream sentinel.
static CloseShieldOutputStream	wrap(java.io.OutputStream outputStream)	Creates a proxy that shields the given output stream from being closed.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.io.output.ProxyOutputStream

flush, write, write, write

Methods inherited from class java.io.OutputStream

nullOutputStream

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CloseShieldOutputStream

@Deprecated
public CloseShieldOutputStream(java.io.OutputStream outputStream)

Deprecated.

Using this constructor prevents IDEs from warning if the underlying output stream is never closed. Use wrap(OutputStream) instead.

Creates a proxy that shields the given output stream from being closed.

Parameters:

outputStream - underlying output stream

Method Detail

wrap

public static CloseShieldOutputStream wrap(java.io.OutputStream outputStream)

Creates a proxy that shields the given output stream from being closed.

Parameters:

outputStream - the output stream to wrap

Returns:

the created proxy

Since:

2.9.0

close

public void close()

Replaces the underlying output stream with a ClosedOutputStream sentinel. The original output stream will remain open, but this proxy will appear closed.

Specified by:

close in interface java.lang.AutoCloseable

Specified by:

close in interface java.io.Closeable

Overrides:

close in class ProxyOutputStream