java.io
Interface Closeable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ByteChannel , Channel , GatheringByteChannel , InterruptibleChannel , JavaFileManager , JMXConnector , ReadableByteChannel , RMIConnection , ScatteringByteChannel , StandardJavaFileManager , WritableByteChannel

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractInterruptibleChannel , AbstractSelectableChannel , AudioInputStream , BufferedInputStream , BufferedOutputStream , BufferedReader , BufferedWriter , ByteArrayInputStream , ByteArrayOutputStream , CharArrayReader , CharArrayWriter , CheckedInputStream , CheckedOutputStream , CipherInputStream , CipherOutputStream , DatagramChannel , DataInputStream , DataOutputStream , DeflaterInputStream , DeflaterOutputStream , DigestInputStream , DigestOutputStream , FileChannel , FileInputStream , FileOutputStream , FileReader , FileWriter , FilterInputStream , FilterOutputStream , FilterReader , FilterWriter , Formatter , ForwardingJavaFileManager , GZIPInputStream , GZIPOutputStream , InflaterInputStream , InflaterOutputStream , InputStream , InputStream , InputStream , InputStreamReader , JarInputStream , JarOutputStream , LineNumberInputStream , LineNumberReader , LogStream , ObjectInputStream , ObjectOutputStream , OutputStream , OutputStream , OutputStream , OutputStreamWriter , Pipe.SinkChannel , Pipe.SourceChannel , PipedInputStream , PipedOutputStream , PipedReader , PipedWriter , PrintStream , PrintWriter , ProgressMonitorInputStream , PushbackInputStream , PushbackReader , RandomAccessFile , Reader , RMIConnectionImpl , RMIConnectionImpl_Stub , RMIConnector , RMIIIOPServerImpl , RMIJRMPServerImpl , RMIServerImpl , SelectableChannel , SequenceInputStream , ServerSocketChannel , SocketChannel , StringBufferInputStream , StringReader , StringWriter , WrapperJavaFileManager , Writer , ZipInputStream , ZipOutputStream

public interface Closeable

A Closeable is a source or destination of data that can be closed. The close method is invoked to release resources that the object is holding (such as open files).

Since:

1.5

close

void close()
           throws IOException

Closes this stream and releases any system resources associated with it. If the stream is already closed then invoking this method has no effect.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs