NullWriter.java

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package org.eclipse.persistence.tools.workbench.utility.io;

import java.io.Writer;

import org.eclipse.persistence.tools.workbench.utility.ClassTools;


/**
 * This is a writer that does nothing.
 * Everything is thrown into the "bit bucket".
 * Performance should be pretty good....
 */
public final class NullWriter extends Writer {

    // singleton
    private static Writer INSTANCE;

    /**
     * Return the singleton.
     */
    public static synchronized Writer instance() {
        if (INSTANCE == null) {
            INSTANCE = new NullWriter();
        }
        return INSTANCE;
    }

    /**
     * Ensure non-instantiability.
     */
    private NullWriter() {
        super();
    }

    /**
     * @see java.io.Writer#write(char[], int, int)
     */
    public void write(char[] cbuf, int off, int len) {
        // do nothing
    }

    /**
     * @see java.io.Writer#flush()
     */
    public void flush() {
        // do nothing
    }

    /**
     * @see java.io.Writer#close()
     */
    public void close() {
        // do nothing
    }

    /**
     * @see java.io.Writer#write(char[])
     */
    public void write(char[] cbuf) {
        // do nothing
    }

    /**
     * @see java.io.Writer#write(int)
     */
    public void write(int c) {
        // do nothing
    }

    /**
     * @see java.io.Writer#write(String, int, int)
     */
    public void write(String str, int off, int len) {
        // do nothing
    }

    /**
     * @see java.io.Writer#write(String)
     */
    public void write(String str) {
        // do nothing
    }

    /**
     * @see Object#toString()
     */
    public String toString() {
        return ClassTools.shortClassNameForObject(this);
    }

}