org.apache.commons.io.output

## Class NullWriter

- java.lang.Object
- - java.io.Writer
  - - org.apache.commons.io.output.NullWriter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Closeable, Flushable, Appendable, AutoCloseable

      public class NullWriter
      extends Writer

  Never writes data. Calls never go beyond this class.

  This `Writer` has no destination (file/socket etc.) and all characters written to it are ignored and lost.

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static NullWriter` | `INSTANCE` The singleton instance.

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.io.Writer

      `lock`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Writer` | `append(char c)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `Writer` | `append(CharSequence csq)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `Writer` | `append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `void` | `close()`
    `void` | `flush()`
    `void` | `write(char[] chr)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `void` | `write(char[] chr, int st, int end)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `void` | `write(int b)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `void` | `write(String str)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
    `void` | `write(String str, int st, int end)` Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.

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

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### INSTANCE

          public static final NullWriter INSTANCE

      The singleton instance.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### append

          public Writer append(char c)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Specified by:
        `append` in interface `Appendable`
      Overrides:
        `append` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `c` - The character to write
      Returns:
        this writer

    - #### append

          public Writer append(CharSequence csq)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Specified by:
        `append` in interface `Appendable`
      Overrides:
        `append` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `csq` - The character sequence to write
      Returns:
        this writer

    - #### append

          public Writer append(CharSequence csq,
                               int start,
                               int end)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Specified by:
        `append` in interface `Appendable`
      Overrides:
        `append` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `csq` - The character sequence to write
        `start` - The index of the first character to write
        `end` - The index of the first character to write (exclusive)
      Returns:
        this writer

    - #### close

          public void close()

      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `Closeable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `AutoCloseable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in class `Writer`
      See Also:
        `Writer.close()`

    - #### flush

          public void flush()

      Specified by:
        `flush` in interface `Flushable`
      Specified by:
        `flush` in class `Writer`
      See Also:
        `Writer.flush()`

    - #### write

          public void write(char[] chr)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Overrides:
        `write` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `chr` - The characters to write

    - #### write

          public void write(char[] chr,
                            int st,
                            int end)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Specified by:
        `write` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `chr` - The characters to write
        `st` - The start offset
        `end` - The number of characters to write

    - #### write

          public void write(int b)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Overrides:
        `write` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `b` - The character to write.

    - #### write

          public void write(String str)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Overrides:
        `write` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `str` - The string to write

    - #### write

          public void write(String str,
                            int st,
                            int end)

      Does nothing - output to `/dev/null`.
      Overrides:
        `write` in class `Writer`
      Parameters:
        `str` - The string to write
        `st` - The start offset
        `end` - The number of characters to write