BrokenOutputStream (Apache Commons IO 2.5 API)

org.apache.commons.io.output

## Class BrokenOutputStream

- java.lang.Object
- - java.io.OutputStream
  - - org.apache.commons.io.output.BrokenOutputStream

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Closeable, Flushable, AutoCloseable

      public class BrokenOutputStream
      extends OutputStream

  Broken output stream. This stream always throws an `IOException` from all `OutputStream` methods.

  This class is mostly useful for testing error handling in code that uses an output stream.

  Since:
    2.0

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `BrokenOutputStream()` Creates a new stream that always throws an `IOException`
    `BrokenOutputStream(IOException exception)` Creates a new stream that always throws the given exception.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `close()` Throws the configured exception.
    `void` | `flush()` Throws the configured exception.
    `void` | `write(int b)` Throws the configured exception.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.io.OutputStream

      `write, write`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### BrokenOutputStream

          public BrokenOutputStream(IOException exception)

      Creates a new stream that always throws the given exception.
      Parameters:
        `exception` - the exception to be thrown

    - #### BrokenOutputStream

          public BrokenOutputStream()

      Creates a new stream that always throws an `IOException`

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### write

          public void write(int b)
                     throws IOException

      Throws the configured exception.
      Specified by:
        `write` in class `OutputStream`
      Parameters:
        `b` - ignored
      Throws:
        `IOException` - always thrown

    - #### flush

          public void flush()
                     throws IOException

      Throws the configured exception.
      Specified by:
        `flush` in interface `Flushable`
      Overrides:
        `flush` in class `OutputStream`
      Throws:
        `IOException` - always thrown

    - #### close

          public void close()
                     throws IOException

      Throws the configured exception.
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `Closeable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `AutoCloseable`
      Overrides:
        `close` in class `OutputStream`
      Throws:
        `IOException` - always thrown

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