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FilterWriter.java API Doc Java SE 6 API 2273 Tue Jun 10 00:25:32 BST 2008 java.io

FilterWriter

java.lang.Object
- java.io.Writer

public abstract class FilterWriter extends Writer

Abstract class for writing filtered character streams. The abstract class FilterWriter itself provides default methods that pass all requests to the contained stream. Subclasses of FilterWriter should override some of these methods and may also provide additional methods and fields.

version: 1.18, 05/11/17
author: Mark Reinhold
since: JDK1.1

Fields Summary
protected Writer
out
The underlying character-output stream.
Constructors Summary
protected FilterWriter(Writer out)
Create a new filtered writer.
param
out a Writer object to provide the underlying stream.
throws
NullPointerException if out is null
super(out); this.out = out;
Methods Summary
public void close()
out.close();
public void flush()
Flushes the stream.
exception
IOException If an I/O error occurs
out.flush();
public void write(int c)
Writes a single character.
exception
IOException If an I/O error occurs
out.write(c);
public void write(char[] cbuf, int off, int len)
Writes a portion of an array of characters.
param
cbuf Buffer of characters to be written
param
off Offset from which to start reading characters
param
len Number of characters to be written
exception
IOException If an I/O error occurs
out.write(cbuf, off, len);
public void write(java.lang.String str, int off, int len)
Writes a portion of a string.
param
str String to be written
param
off Offset from which to start reading characters
param
len Number of characters to be written
exception
IOException If an I/O error occurs
out.write(str, off, len);