org.apache.commons.io.output

## Class NullWriter

- java.lang.Object
- - java.io.Writer
  - - org.apache.commons.io.output.NullWriter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Closeable, Flushable, Appendable, AutoCloseable

      public class NullWriter
      extends Writer

  This `Writer` writes all data to the famous /dev/null.

  This `Writer` has no destination (file/socket etc.) and all characters written to it are ignored and lost.

  Version:
    $Id: NullWriter.java 1471767 2013-04-24 23:24:19Z sebb $

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static NullWriter` | `NULL_WRITER` A singleton.

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.io.Writer

      `lock`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `NullWriter()` Constructs a new NullWriter.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Writer` | `append(char c)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `Writer` | `append(CharSequence csq)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `Writer` | `append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `void` | `close()`
    `void` | `flush()`
    `void` | `write(char[] chr)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `void` | `write(char[] chr, int st, int end)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `void` | `write(int idx)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `void` | `write(String str)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `void` | `write(String str, int st, int end)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.

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

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### NULL_WRITER

          public static final NullWriter NULL_WRITER

      A singleton.

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### NullWriter

          public NullWriter()

      Constructs a new NullWriter.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### append

          public Writer append(char c)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Specified by:
        `append` in interface `Appendable`
      Overrides:
        `append` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `c` - The character to write
      Returns:
        this writer
      Since:
        2.0

    - #### append

          public Writer append(CharSequence csq,
                      int start,
                      int end)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Specified by:
        `append` in interface `Appendable`
      Overrides:
        `append` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `csq` - The character sequence to write
        `start` - The index of the first character to write
        `end` - The index of the first character to write (exclusive)
      Returns:
        this writer
      Since:
        2.0

    - #### append

          public Writer append(CharSequence csq)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Specified by:
        `append` in interface `Appendable`
      Overrides:
        `append` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `csq` - The character sequence to write
      Returns:
        this writer
      Since:
        2.0

    - #### write

          public void write(int idx)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Overrides:
        `write` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `idx` - The character to write

    - #### write

          public void write(char[] chr)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Overrides:
        `write` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `chr` - The characters to write

    - #### write

          public void write(char[] chr,
                   int st,
                   int end)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Specified by:
        `write` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `chr` - The characters to write
        `st` - The start offset
        `end` - The number of characters to write

    - #### write

          public void write(String str)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Overrides:
        `write` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `str` - The string to write

    - #### write

          public void write(String str,
                   int st,
                   int end)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Overrides:
        `write` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `str` - The string to write
        `st` - The start offset
        `end` - The number of characters to write

    - #### flush

          public void flush()

      Specified by:
        `flush` in interface `Flushable`
      Specified by:
        `flush` in class `Writer`
      See Also:
        `Writer.flush()`

    - #### close

          public void close()

      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `Closeable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `AutoCloseable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in class `Writer`
      See Also:
        `Writer.close()`

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