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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.

 * <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   JDK1.0

 */

public abstract class OutputStream implements Closeable, Flushable {

    /**

     * 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 <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 <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</code>, then an <tt>IndexOutOfBoundsException</tt> 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 <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 <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 {

    }

}