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    016 */
    017package org.apache.commons.io.output;
    018
    019import java.io.IOException;
    020import java.io.OutputStream;
    021
    022/**
    023 * OutputStream implementation that writes the data to an {@link Appendable}
    024 * Object.
    025 * <p>
    026 * For example, can be used with any {@link java.io.Writer} or a {@link java.lang.StringBuilder}
    027 * or {@link java.lang.StringBuffer}.
    028 * </p>
    029 *
    030 * @since 2.5
    031 * @see Appendable
    032 *
    033 * @param <T> The type of the {@link Appendable} wrapped by this AppendableOutputStream.
    034 */
    035public class AppendableOutputStream <T extends Appendable> extends OutputStream {
    036
    037    private final T appendable;
    038
    039    /**
    040     * Constructs a new instance with the specified appendable.
    041     *
    042     * @param appendable the appendable to write to
    043     */
    044    public AppendableOutputStream(final T appendable) {
    045        this.appendable = appendable;
    046    }
    047
    048    /**
    049     * Return the target appendable.
    050     *
    051     * @return the target appendable
    052     */
    053    public T getAppendable() {
    054        return appendable;
    055    }
    056
    057    /**
    058     * Write a character to the underlying appendable.
    059     *
    060     * @param b the character to write
    061     * @throws IOException upon error
    062     */
    063    @Override
    064    public void write(final int b) throws IOException {
    065        appendable.append((char) b);
    066    }
    067
    068}