01 /*
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03 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
04 *
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10 *
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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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