org.apache.tools.ant.util
Class LazyFileOutputStream

java.lang.Object
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        +--org.apache.tools.ant.util.LazyFileOutputStream

public class LazyFileOutputStream

extends java.io.OutputStream

Class that delays opening the output file until the first bytes shall be written or the method open has been invoked explicitly.

Since:

Ant 1.6

Constructor Summary

LazyFileOutputStream(java.io.File f)
Creates a stream that will eventually write to the file with the given name and replace it.

LazyFileOutputStream(java.io.File file, boolean append)
Creates a stream that will eventually write to the file with the given name and optionally append to instead of replacing it.

LazyFileOutputStream(java.io.File file, boolean append, boolean alwaysCreate)
Creates a stream that will eventually write to the file with the given name, optionally append to instead of replacing it, and optionally always create a file (even if zero length).

LazyFileOutputStream(java.lang.String name)
Creates a stream that will eventually write to the file with the given name and replace it.

LazyFileOutputStream(java.lang.String name, boolean append)
Creates a stream that will eventually write to the file with the given name and optionally append to instead of replacing it.

Method Summary

void	close()
void	open() Explicitly open the file for writing.
void	write(byte[] b) Delegates to the three-arg version.
void	write(byte[] b, int offset, int len)
void	write(int b)

Methods inherited from class java.io.OutputStream

flush

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LazyFileOutputStream

public LazyFileOutputStream(java.lang.String name)

Creates a stream that will eventually write to the file with the given name and replace it.

LazyFileOutputStream

public LazyFileOutputStream(java.lang.String name,
                            boolean append)

Creates a stream that will eventually write to the file with the given name and optionally append to instead of replacing it.

LazyFileOutputStream

public LazyFileOutputStream(java.io.File f)

Creates a stream that will eventually write to the file with the given name and replace it.

LazyFileOutputStream

public LazyFileOutputStream(java.io.File file,
                            boolean append)

Creates a stream that will eventually write to the file with the given name and optionally append to instead of replacing it.

LazyFileOutputStream

public LazyFileOutputStream(java.io.File file,
                            boolean append,
                            boolean alwaysCreate)

Creates a stream that will eventually write to the file with the given name, optionally append to instead of replacing it, and optionally always create a file (even if zero length).

Method Detail

open

public void open()
          throws java.io.IOException

Explicitly open the file for writing.

Returns silently if the file has already been opened.

java.io.IOException

close

public void close()
           throws java.io.IOException

Overrides:

close in class java.io.OutputStream

java.io.IOException

write

public void write(byte[] b)
           throws java.io.IOException

Delegates to the three-arg version.

Overrides:

write in class java.io.OutputStream

java.io.IOException

write

public void write(byte[] b,
                  int offset,
                  int len)
           throws java.io.IOException

Overrides:

write in class java.io.OutputStream

java.io.IOException

write

public void write(int b)
           throws java.io.IOException

Specified by:

write in class java.io.OutputStream

java.io.IOException