Java IO Tutorial - Java OutputStreamWriter.close()

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Syntax

OutputStreamWriter.close() has the following syntax.

public void close()  throws IOException

Example

In the following code shows how to use OutputStreamWriter.close() method.

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import java.io.*;

public class Main {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      try {
         OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream("test.txt");
         OutputStreamWriter writer = new OutputStreamWriter(os);

         // create a new FileInputStream to read what we write
         FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream("test.txt");

         // write something in the file
         writer.write(70);

         // flush the stream
         writer.flush();

         // read what we write
         System.out.println((char) in.read());

         // close the stream
         writer.close();
         os.close();
      } catch (Exception ex) {
         ex.printStackTrace();
      }
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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