/*
* %W% %E%
*
* Copyright (c) 2006, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
* ORACLE PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package java.io;
/**
* A <tt>Closeable</tt> 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).
*
* @version %I% %E%
* @since 1.5
*/
public interface Closeable {
/**
* 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
*/
public void close() throws IOException;
}