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package java.io;
/**
* ObjectOutput extends the DataOutput interface to include writing of objects.
* DataOutput includes methods for output of primitive types, ObjectOutput
* extends that interface to include objects, arrays, and Strings.
*
* @author unascribed
* @see java.io.InputStream
* @see java.io.ObjectOutputStream
* @see java.io.ObjectInputStream
* @since JDK1.1
*/
public interface
ObjectOutput extends
DataOutput,
AutoCloseable {
/**
* Write an object to the underlying storage or stream. The
* class that implements this interface defines how the object is
* written.
*
* @param obj the object to be written
* @exception IOException Any of the usual Input/Output related exceptions.
*/
public void
writeObject(
Object obj)
throws
IOException;
/**
* Writes a byte. This method will block until the byte is actually
* written.
* @param b the byte
* @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
*/
public void
write(int
b) throws
IOException;
/**
* Writes an array of bytes. This method will block until the bytes
* are actually written.
* @param b the data to be written
* @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
*/
public void
write(byte
b[]) throws
IOException;
/**
* Writes a sub array of bytes.
* @param b the data to be written
* @param off the start offset in the data
* @param len the number of bytes that are written
* @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
*/
public void
write(byte
b[], int
off, int
len) throws
IOException;
/**
* Flushes the stream. This will write any buffered
* output bytes.
* @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
*/
public void
flush() throws
IOException;
/**
* Closes the stream. This method must be called
* to release any resources associated with the
* stream.
* @exception IOException If an I/O error has occurred.
*/
public void
close() throws
IOException;
}