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OutputStream

/*
 * NOTE: "zlib/libpng" style License
 *
 *                 ----=== s t d n e t ===----
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2002 Warwick Molloy   w-molloy@users.sf.net
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2002 Stdnet Community
 * HTTP://Sourceforge.net/projects/stdnet
 *
 * All references to "software" refer to the stdnet.
 *
 * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or
 * implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable
 * for any damages arising from the use of this software.
 *
 * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any
 * purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it
 * and redistribute it freely, subject to the following
 * restrictions:
 *
 * 1.  The origin of this software must not be misrepresented;
 *     you must not claim that you wrote the original software.
 *     If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment
 *     in the product documentation would be appreciated but
 *     is not required.
 *
 * 2.  Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such,
 *     and must not be misrepresented as being the original
 *     software.
 *
 * 3.  This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
 *     distribution.
 */

#ifndef __io_OutputStream__
#define __io_OutputStream__

#include <stdnet/system/Abstract>
#include <stdnet/io/IOException>

namespace stdbase {
    namespace io {

class OutputStream : public system::Abstract
{
protected:
    virtual ~OutputStream() {};

    virtual void        inc() const { this->inc(); }

    virtual unsigned    dec() const { return this->dec(); }

public:
    virtual void write( int b) throw (IOException) = 0;
    virtual void write( byte b[], int len) throw (IOException) = 0;

    virtual void flush() throw (IOException) = 0;
    virtual void close() throw (IOException) = 0;
};

//class FileOutputStream;

typedef system::reference< OutputStream >   OutputStreamRef;

    } // -- end io --
} // ------ end stdbase --

#endif  //  __io_OutputStream__

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