Closeable.java

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package java.io;

/**
 * An {@code AutoCloseable} whose close method may throw an {@link IOException}.
 */
public interface Closeable extends AutoCloseable {

  /**
   * Closes the object and release any system resources it holds.
   *
   * <p>
   * Although only the first call has any effect, it is safe to call close multiple times on the
   * same object. This is more lenient than the overridden {@code AutoCloseable.close()}, which may
   * be called at most once.
   * </p>
   */
  @Override
  void close() throws IOException;
}