01: /*
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04: *
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10: *
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13: * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
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24: */
25:
26: package java.io;
27:
28: import java.io.IOException;
29:
30: /**
31: * A <tt>Closeable</tt> is a source or destination of data that can be closed.
32: * The close method is invoked to release resources that the object is
33: * holding (such as open files).
34: *
35: * @version 1.11 07/05/05
36: * @since 1.5
37: */
38:
39: public interface Closeable {
40:
41: /**
42: * Closes this stream and releases any system resources associated
43: * with it. If the stream is already closed then invoking this
44: * method has no effect.
45: *
46: * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
47: */
48: public void close() throws IOException;
49:
50: }
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