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Interface DataTarget

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataFileTarget, DataStreamTarget

public interface DataTarget
extends Closeable

The target for writing data.

Version:

1.0, 31.12.2015 by Gerrit Hohl

Author:

Gerrit Hohl (gerrit-hohl@users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getName() Returns the name of the source.
OutputStream	getOutputStream() Returns a stream for writing the data.

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable

close

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of the source.

This name is used e.g. for detail messages of exceptions.

Returns:

The name.

getOutputStream

OutputStream getOutputStream()
                      throws IOException

Returns a stream for writing the data.

The method will always return the same OutputStream if the source is still open. If the OutputStream.close() method is called the source will behave the same as the Closeable.close() method was called.

Returns:

The stream.

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs.