org.apache.commons.io.output

## Class NullPrintStream

- java.lang.Object
- - java.io.OutputStream
  - - java.io.FilterOutputStream
    - - java.io.PrintStream
      - - org.apache.commons.io.output.NullPrintStream

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

      public class NullPrintStream
      extends PrintStream

  This PrintStream writes all data to the famous /dev/null.

  This print stream has no destination (file/socket etc.) and all bytes written to it are ignored and lost.

  Since:
    2.7

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static NullPrintStream` | `NULL_PRINT_STREAM` The singleton instance.

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

      `out`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `NullPrintStream()` Constructs an instance.

  - ### Method Summary

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.io.PrintStream

      `append, append, append, checkError, clearError, close, flush, format, format, print, print, print, print, print, print, print, print, print, printf, printf, println, println, println, println, println, println, println, println, println, println, setError, write, write`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.io.FilterOutputStream

      `write`

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

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### NULL_PRINT_STREAM

          public static final NullPrintStream NULL_PRINT_STREAM

      The singleton instance.

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### NullPrintStream

          public NullPrintStream()

      Constructs an instance.

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