Package org.apache.commons.io.output

# Class WriterOutputStream

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

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Closeable`, `Flushable`, `AutoCloseable`

public class WriterOutputStream extends OutputStream
`OutputStream` implementation that transforms a byte stream to a character stream using a specified charset encoding and writes the resulting stream to a `Writer`. The stream is transformed using a `CharsetDecoder` object, guaranteeing that all charset encodings supported by the JRE are handled correctly.

The output of the `CharsetDecoder` is buffered using a fixed size buffer. This implies that the data is written to the underlying `Writer` in chunks that are no larger than the size of this buffer. By default, the buffer is flushed only when it overflows or when `flush()` or `close()` is called. In general there is therefore no need to wrap the underlying `Writer` in a `BufferedWriter`. `WriterOutputStream` can also be instructed to flush the buffer after each write operation. In this case, all available data is written immediately to the underlying `Writer`, implying that the current position of the `Writer` is correlated to the current position of the `WriterOutputStream`.

`WriterOutputStream` implements the inverse transformation of `OutputStreamWriter`; in the following example, writing to `out2` would have the same result as writing to `out` directly (provided that the byte sequence is legal with respect to the charset encoding):

To build an instance, see `WriterOutputStream.Builder`.

     OutputStream out = ...
     Charset cs = ...
     OutputStreamWriter writer = new OutputStreamWriter(out, cs);
     WriterOutputStream out2 = WriterOutputStream.builder()
       .setWriter(writer)
       .setCharset(cs)
       .get();

`WriterOutputStream` implements the same transformation as `InputStreamReader`, except that the control flow is reversed: both classes transform a byte stream into a character stream, but `InputStreamReader` pulls data from the underlying stream, while `WriterOutputStream` pushes it to the underlying stream.

Note that while there are use cases where there is no alternative to using this class, very often the need to use this class is an indication of a flaw in the design of the code. This class is typically used in situations where an existing API only accepts an `OutputStream` object, but where the stream is known to represent character data that must be decoded for further use.

Instances of `WriterOutputStream` are not thread safe.

Since:
  2.0
See Also:
  - `ReaderInputStream`

- ## Nested Class Summary

  Nested Classes
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `static class`
  `WriterOutputStream.Builder`
  Builds a new `WriterOutputStream` instance.

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `WriterOutputStream(Writer writer)`
  Deprecated.
  Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`
  `WriterOutputStream(Writer writer, String charsetName)`
  Deprecated.
  Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`
  `WriterOutputStream(Writer writer, String charsetName, int bufferSize, boolean writeImmediately)`
  Deprecated.
  Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`
  `WriterOutputStream(Writer writer, Charset charset)`
  Deprecated.
  Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`
  `WriterOutputStream(Writer writer, CharsetDecoder decoder)`
  Deprecated.
  Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`
  `WriterOutputStream(Writer writer, CharsetDecoder decoder, int bufferSize, boolean writeImmediately)`
  Deprecated.
  Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`
  `WriterOutputStream(Writer writer, Charset charset, int bufferSize, boolean writeImmediately)`
  Deprecated.
  Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static WriterOutputStream.Builder`
  `builder()`
  Constructs a new `WriterOutputStream.Builder`.
  `void`
  `close()`
  Close the stream.
  `void`
  `flush()`
  Flush the stream.
  `void`
  `write(byte[] b)`
  Write bytes from the specified byte array to the stream.
  `void`
  `write(byte[] b, int off, int len)`
  Write bytes from the specified byte array to the stream.
  `void`
  `write(int b)`
  Write a single byte to the stream.

  ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### WriterOutputStream

    @Deprecated public WriterOutputStream(Writer writer)
    Deprecated.
    Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`
    Constructs a new `WriterOutputStream` that uses the default character encoding and with a default output buffer size of 8192 characters. The output buffer will only be flushed when it overflows or when `flush()` or `close()` is called.
    Parameters:
      `writer` - the target `Writer`

  - ### WriterOutputStream

    @Deprecated public WriterOutputStream(Writer writer, Charset charset)
    Deprecated.
    Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`
    Constructs a new `WriterOutputStream` with a default output buffer size of 8192 characters. The output buffer will only be flushed when it overflows or when `flush()` or `close()` is called.
    Parameters:
      `writer` - the target `Writer`
      `charset` - the charset encoding

  - ### WriterOutputStream

    @Deprecated public WriterOutputStream(Writer writer, Charset charset, int bufferSize, boolean writeImmediately)
    Deprecated.
    Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`
    Constructs a new `WriterOutputStream`.
    Parameters:
      `writer` - the target `Writer`
      `charset` - the charset encoding
      `bufferSize` - the size of the output buffer in number of characters
      `writeImmediately` - If `true` the output buffer will be flushed after each write operation, i.e. all available data will be written to the underlying `Writer` immediately. If `false`, the output buffer will only be flushed when it overflows or when `flush()` or `close()` is called.

  - ### WriterOutputStream

    @Deprecated public WriterOutputStream(Writer writer, CharsetDecoder decoder)
    Deprecated.
    Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`
    Constructs a new `WriterOutputStream` with a default output buffer size of 8192 characters. The output buffer will only be flushed when it overflows or when `flush()` or `close()` is called.
    Parameters:
      `writer` - the target `Writer`
      `decoder` - the charset decoder
    Since:
      2.1

  - ### WriterOutputStream

    @Deprecated public WriterOutputStream(Writer writer, CharsetDecoder decoder, int bufferSize, boolean writeImmediately)
    Deprecated.
    Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`
    Constructs a new `WriterOutputStream`.
    Parameters:
      `writer` - the target `Writer`
      `decoder` - the charset decoder
      `bufferSize` - the size of the output buffer in number of characters
      `writeImmediately` - If `true` the output buffer will be flushed after each write operation, i.e. all available data will be written to the underlying `Writer` immediately. If `false`, the output buffer will only be flushed when it overflows or when `flush()` or `close()` is called.
    Since:
      2.1

  - ### WriterOutputStream

    @Deprecated public WriterOutputStream(Writer writer, String charsetName)
    Deprecated.
    Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`
    Constructs a new `WriterOutputStream` with a default output buffer size of 8192 characters. The output buffer will only be flushed when it overflows or when `flush()` or `close()` is called.
    Parameters:
      `writer` - the target `Writer`
      `charsetName` - the name of the charset encoding

  - ### WriterOutputStream

    @Deprecated public WriterOutputStream(Writer writer, String charsetName, int bufferSize, boolean writeImmediately)
    Deprecated.
    Use `builder()`, `WriterOutputStream.Builder`, and `WriterOutputStream.Builder.get()`
    Constructs a new `WriterOutputStream`.
    Parameters:
      `writer` - the target `Writer`
      `charsetName` - the name of the charset encoding
      `bufferSize` - the size of the output buffer in number of characters
      `writeImmediately` - If `true` the output buffer will be flushed after each write operation, i.e. all available data will be written to the underlying `Writer` immediately. If `false`, the output buffer will only be flushed when it overflows or when `flush()` or `close()` is called.

- ## Method Details

  - ### builder

    public static WriterOutputStream.Builder builder()
    Constructs a new `WriterOutputStream.Builder`.
    Returns:
      a new `WriterOutputStream.Builder`.
    Since:
      2.12.0

  - ### close

    public void close() throws IOException
    Close the stream. Any remaining content accumulated in the output buffer will be written to the underlying `Writer`. After that `Writer.close()` will be called.
    Specified by:
      `close` in interface `AutoCloseable`
    Specified by:
      `close` in interface `Closeable`
    Overrides:
      `close` in class `OutputStream`
    Throws:
      `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs.

  - ### flush

    public void flush() throws IOException
    Flush the stream. Any remaining content accumulated in the output buffer will be written to the underlying `Writer`. After that `Writer.flush()` will be called.
    Specified by:
      `flush` in interface `Flushable`
    Overrides:
      `flush` in class `OutputStream`
    Throws:
      `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs.

  - ### write

    public void write(byte[] b) throws IOException
    Write bytes from the specified byte array to the stream.
    Overrides:
      `write` in class `OutputStream`
    Parameters:
      `b` - the byte array containing the bytes to write
    Throws:
      `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs.

  - ### write

    public void write(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException
    Write bytes from the specified byte array to the stream.
    Overrides:
      `write` in class `OutputStream`
    Parameters:
      `b` - the byte array containing the bytes to write
      `off` - the start offset in the byte array
      `len` - the number of bytes to write
    Throws:
      `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs.

  - ### write

    public void write(int b) throws IOException
    Write a single byte to the stream.
    Specified by:
      `write` in class `OutputStream`
    Parameters:
      `b` - the byte to write
    Throws:
      `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs.