OutputTarget (XWiki Commons - Filter - API 15.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable

All Known Subinterfaces:

FileOutputTarget, OutputStreamOutputTarget, WriterOutputTarget

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractOutputStreamOutputTarget, AbstractWriterOutputTarget, ByteArrayOutputTarget, DefaultFileOutputTarget, DefaultOutputStreamOutputTarget, DefaultWriterOutputTarget, StringWriterOutputTarget
```
public interface OutputTarget
extends Closeable
```
Represent a target were to store data generated by a filter output stream. What kind of OutputTarget is supported by each input stream is entirely output stream choice.
Closeable.close() is only closing Closeable created by the OutputTarget itself. For example DefaultOutputStreamOutputTarget is not going to close the OutputStream passed to its constructor because it did not created it.

Since:

6.2M1

Version:

$Id: 046a9c1cf53673a4b25d9079ef496b832ee3811c $

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  boolean restartSupported()
  - Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable
    close

- Method Detail
  - restartSupported
```
boolean restartSupported()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if it's possible to close and reset the target to its beginning
    
    Since:
    
    6.2M1