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| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
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| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
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| |
| package java.io; |
| |
| /** |
| * Defines an interface for classes that can (or need to) be closed once they |
| * are not used any longer. This usually includes all sorts of |
| * {@link InputStream}s and {@link OutputStream}s. Calling the {@code close} |
| * method releases resources that the object holds. |
| */ |
| public interface Closeable { |
| |
| /** |
| * Closes the object and release any system resources it holds. If the |
| * object has already been closed, then invoking this method has no effect. |
| * |
| * @throws IOException |
| * if any error occurs when closing the object. |
| */ |
| public void close() throws IOException; |
| } |
