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    017package org.apache.commons.io.output;
    018
    019import java.io.IOException;
    020import java.io.OutputStream;
    021
    022/**
    023 * Throws an exception on all attempts to write to the stream.
    024 * <p>
    025 * Typically uses of this class include testing for corner cases in methods that accept an output stream and acting as a
    026 * sentinel value instead of a {@code null} output stream.
    027 * </p>
    028 *
    029 * @since 1.4
    030 */
    031public class ClosedOutputStream extends OutputStream {
    032
    033    /**
    034     * A singleton.
    035     */
    036    public static final ClosedOutputStream CLOSED_OUTPUT_STREAM = new ClosedOutputStream();
    037
    038    /**
    039     * Throws an {@link IOException} to indicate that the stream is closed.
    040     *
    041     * @param b ignored
    042     * @throws IOException always thrown
    043     */
    044    @Override
    045    public void write(final int b) throws IOException {
    046        throw new IOException("write(" + b + ") failed: stream is closed");
    047    }
    048
    049    /**
    050     * Throws an {@link IOException} to indicate that the stream is closed.
    051     *
    052     * @throws IOException always thrown
    053     */
    054    @Override
    055    public void flush() throws IOException {
    056        throw new IOException("flush() failed: stream is closed");
    057    }
    058}