Package org.apache.lucene.util.packed

# Class PackedDataOutput

java.lang.Object
org.apache.lucene.util.packed.PackedDataOutput

public final class PackedDataOutput extends Object
A `DataOutput` wrapper to write unaligned, variable-length packed integers.

See Also:
  - `PackedDataInput`
NOTE: This API is for internal purposes only and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `PackedDataOutput(DataOutput out)`
  Create a new instance that wraps `out`.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `flush()`
  Flush pending bits to the underlying `DataOutput`.
  `void`
  `writeLong(long value, int bitsPerValue)`
  Write a value using exactly `bitsPerValue` bits.

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

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

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### PackedDataOutput

    public PackedDataOutput(DataOutput out)
    Create a new instance that wraps `out`.

- ## Method Details

  - ### writeLong

    public void writeLong(long value, int bitsPerValue) throws IOException
    Write a value using exactly `bitsPerValue` bits.
    Throws:
      `IOException`

  - ### flush

    public void flush() throws IOException
    Flush pending bits to the underlying `DataOutput`.
    Throws:
      `IOException`