 /* Closeable.java -- Closeable object
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 package java.io;
 
 /**
  * A <code>Closeable</code> class represents a stream of
  * data, which can be closed when it is no longer needed.
  * Closing a stream allows the resources it uses to be
  * freed for an alternate use.
  *
  * @author Tom Tromey (tromey@redhat.com)
  * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
  * @since 1.5
  */
 public interface Closeable
 {
 
   /**
    * Closes the stream represented by this class, thus freeing
    * system resources. In that case that the stream is already
    * in the closed state, this method has no effect.
    *
    * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs in closing.
    */
   void close()
     throws IOException;
 
 }