Java PipedWriter.close()

public void close()  throws IOException

import java.io.*;
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public class Main {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      PipedWriter writer = new PipedWriter();
      PipedReader reader = new PipedReader();

      try {
         // connect the reader and the writer
         writer.connect(reader);

         writer.write(70);
         writer.write(71);

         writer.close();

         // print what we wrote
         for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
            System.out.println((char) reader.read());
         }

      } catch (IOException ex) {
         ex.printStackTrace();
      }


   }
}