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package java.io;

/* Written using "Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition, ISBN 0-201-31002-3
 * "The Java Language Specification", ISBN 0-201-63451-1
 * Status:  Complete to version 1.1.
 */

/**
  * This class is the common superclass of output character stream classes 
  * that filter the output they write.  These classes typically transform the
  * data in some way prior to writing it out to another underlying
  * <code>Writer</code>.  This class simply overrides all the 
  * methods in <code>Writer</code> to redirect them to the
  * underlying stream.  Subclasses provide actual filtering.
  *
  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  * @author Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com> 
  */
public abstract class FilterWriter extends Writer
{
  /**
    * This is the subordinate <code>Writer</code> that this class
    * redirects its method calls to.
    */
  protected Writer out;

  /**
    * This method initializes an instance of <code>FilterWriter</code>
    * to write to the specified subordinate <code>Writer</code>.
    * The given <code>Writer</code> will be used as <code>lock</code> for
    * the newly created <code>FilterWriter</code>.
    *
    * @param out The <code>Writer</code> to write to
    */
  protected FilterWriter(Writer out)
  {
    super(out);
    this.out = out;
  }

  /**
    * This method closes the underlying <code>Writer</code>.  Any
    * further attempts to write to this stream may throw an exception.
    *
    * @exception IOException If an error occurs
    */
  public void close() throws IOException
  {
    out.close();
  }

  /**
    * This method attempt to flush all buffered output to be written to the
    * underlying output sink.
    *
    * @exception IOException If an error occurs
    */
  public void flush() throws IOException
  {
    out.flush();
  }

  /**
    * This method writes a single char of output to the underlying
    * <code>Writer</code>.
    *
    * @param b The char to write, passed as an int.
    *
    * @exception IOException If an error occurs
    */
  public void write(int b) throws IOException
  {
    out.write(b);
  }

  /**
    * This method writes <code>len</code> chars from the array <code>buf</code>
    * starting at index <code>offset</code> to the underlying
    * <code>Writer</code>.
    *
    * @param buf The char array to write chars from
    * @param offset The index into the array to start writing chars from
    * @param len The number of chars to write
    *
    * @exception IOException If an error occurs
    */
  public void write(char[] buf, int offset, int len) throws IOException
  {
    out.write(buf, offset, len);
  }

  /**
    * This method writes <code>len</code> chars from the <code>String</code>
    * starting at position <code>offset</code>.
    *
    * @param str The <code>String</code> that is to be written
    * @param offset The character offset into the <code>String</code> 
    * to start writing from
    * @param len The number of chars to write
    *
    * @exception IOException If an error occurs
    */
  public void write(String str, int offset, int len) throws IOException
  {
    out.write(str, offset, len);
  }

} // class FilterWriter

