NoCloseReader.java

// Copyright 2003, FreeHEP.
package org.freehep.util.io;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Reader;

/**
 * The NoCloseReader ignores the close so that one can keep reading from the
 * underlying stream.
 * 
 * @author Mark Donszelmann
 * @version $Id: NoCloseReader.java 8584 2006-08-10 23:06:37Z duns $
 */
public class NoCloseReader extends BufferedReader {

    /**
     * Creates a No Close Reader.
     * 
     * @param reader reader to read from
     */
    public NoCloseReader(Reader reader) {
        super(reader);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a No Close Reader.
     * 
     * @param reader reader to read from
     * @param size buffer size
     */
    public NoCloseReader(Reader reader, int size) {
        super(reader, size);
    }

    public void close() throws IOException {
    }

    /**
     * Closes the reader (close is ignored).
     * 
     * @throws IOException if the close fails
     */
    public void realClose() throws IOException {
        super.close();
    }
}