StringOutputStream.java

package edu.stanford.nlp.io;

import java.io.*;

/**
 * An <code>OutputStream</code> that can be turned into a <code>String</code>.
 *
 * @author Bill MacCartney
 */
public class StringOutputStream extends OutputStream {

  StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

  public StringOutputStream() {}

  synchronized public void clear() {
    sb.setLength(0);
  }

  @Override
  synchronized public void write(int i) {
    sb.append((char) i);
  }

  @Override
  synchronized public String toString()  {
    return sb.toString();
  }
  
}