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## org.apache.commons.io.output
Class NullOutputStream

    java.lang.Object
      java.io.OutputStream
          org.apache.commons.io.output.NullOutputStream

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Closeable, Flushable

    public class NullOutputStream

extends OutputStream

This OutputStream writes all data to the famous /dev/null.

This output stream has no destination (file/socket etc.) and all bytes written to it are ignored and lost.

Version:
  $Id: NullOutputStream.java 610010 2008-01-08 14:50:59Z niallp $
Author:
  Jeremias Maerki

Field Summary
`static NullOutputStream` | `NULL_OUTPUT_STREAM` A singleton.

Constructor Summary
`NullOutputStream()`

Method Summary
`void` | `write(byte[] b)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
`void` | `write(byte[] b, int off, int len)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
`void` | `write(int b)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.

Methods inherited from class java.io.OutputStream
`close, flush`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### NULL_OUTPUT_STREAM

    public static final NullOutputStream NULL_OUTPUT_STREAM

  A singleton.

Constructor Detail

### NullOutputStream

    public NullOutputStream()

Method Detail

### write

    public void write(byte[] b,
                      int off,
                      int len)

  Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.

  Overrides:
    `write` in class `OutputStream`
  Parameters:
    `b` - The bytes to write
    `off` - The start offset
    `len` - The number of bytes to write

### write

    public void write(int b)

  Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.

  Specified by:
    `write` in class `OutputStream`
  Parameters:
    `b` - The byte to write

### write

    public void write(byte[] b)
               throws IOException

  Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.

  Overrides:
    `write` in class `OutputStream`
  Parameters:
    `b` - The bytes to write
  Throws:
    `IOException` - never

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