/*
* @(#)Closeable.java 1.5 05/11/17
*
* Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package java.io;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* 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 1.5 05/11/17
* @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;
}