OutputTarget

java.lang.Object
- java.io.Writer
- - java.io.PrintWriter
  - - pal.io.OutputTarget

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Closeable, java.io.Flushable, java.lang.Appendable, java.lang.AutoCloseable
```
public class OutputTarget
extends java.io.PrintWriter
```
convenience class to create output streams linked to files, stdout, and strings

Version:

$Id: OutputTarget.java,v 1.3 2001/07/13 14:39:13 korbinian Exp $

Author:

Korbinian Strimmer

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class java.io.PrintWriter
  out
- Fields inherited from class java.io.Writer
  lock

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getString()`	get string corresponding to current stream created by openString()
`static OutputTarget`	`openFile(java.lang.String name)`	open file for writing
`static OutputTarget`	`openStdOut()`	open standard out
`static OutputTarget`	`openString()`	"open" string to write into

Methods inherited from class java.io.PrintWriter
append, append, append, checkError, clearError, close, flush, format, format, print, print, print, print, print, print, print, print, print, printf, printf, println, println, println, println, println, println, println, println, println, println, setError, write, write, write, write, write

Methods inherited from class java.io.Writer
nullWriter

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - openFile
```
public static OutputTarget openFile(java.lang.String name)
                             throws java.io.IOException
```
    open file for writing
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - file name
    
    Returns:
    
    output stream
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException
  - openStdOut
```
public static OutputTarget openStdOut()
```
    open standard out
    
    Returns:
    
    output stream
  - openString
```
public static OutputTarget openString()
```
    "open" string to write into
    
    Returns:
    
    output stream
  - getString
```
public java.lang.String getString()
```
    get string corresponding to current stream created by openString()
    
    Returns:
    
    string