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    017
    018package org.apache.commons.io.output;
    019
    020import java.io.PrintStream;
    021
    022/**
    023 * Writes all data to the famous <b>/dev/null</b>.
    024 * <p>
    025 * This print stream has no destination (file/socket etc.) and all bytes written to it are ignored and lost.
    026 * </p>
    027 *
    028 * @since 2.7
    029 */
    030public class NullPrintStream extends PrintStream {
    031
    032    /**
    033     * The singleton instance.
    034     */
    035    public static final NullPrintStream NULL_PRINT_STREAM = new NullPrintStream();
    036
    037    /**
    038     * Constructs an instance.
    039     */
    040    public NullPrintStream() {
    041        // Relies on the default charset which is OK since we are not actually writing.
    042        super(NullOutputStream.NULL_OUTPUT_STREAM);
    043    }
    044
    045}