1. /*

  2.  * @(#)Closeable.java	1.4 03/12/19

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.

  5.  * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.

  6.  */

  7. 

  8. package java.io;

  9. 

  10. import java.io.IOException;

  11. 

  12. /**

  13.  * A <tt>Closeable</tt> is a source or destination of data that can be closed. 

  14.  * The close method is invoked to release resources that the object is 

  15.  * holding (such as open files).

  16.  *

  17.  * @version 1.4 03/12/19

  18.  * @since 1.5

  19.  */

  20. 

  21. public interface Closeable {

  22. 

  23.     /**

  24.      * Closes this stream and releases any system resources associated

  25.      * with it. If the stream is already closed then invoking this 

  26.      * method has no effect. 

  27.      *

  28.      * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs

  29.      */

  30.     public void close() throws IOException;

  31. 

  32. }