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package org.apache.commons.io.output;

import java.io.FilterWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Writer;

Writer which breaks larger output blocks into chunks. Native code may need to copy the input array; if the write buffer is very large this can cause OOME.
Since:2.5
/** * Writer which breaks larger output blocks into chunks. * Native code may need to copy the input array; if the write buffer * is very large this can cause OOME. * * @since 2.5 */
public class ChunkedWriter extends FilterWriter {
The default chunk size to use, i.e. 4096 bytes.
/** * The default chunk size to use, i.e. {@value} bytes. */
private static final int DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE = 1024 * 4;
The maximum chunk size to us when writing data arrays
/** * The maximum chunk size to us when writing data arrays */
private final int chunkSize;
Creates a new writer that uses the specified chunk size.
Params:
  • writer – the writer to wrap
  • chunkSize – the chunk size to use; must be a positive number.
Throws:
/** * Creates a new writer that uses the specified chunk size. * * @param writer the writer to wrap * @param chunkSize the chunk size to use; must be a positive number. * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the chunk size is <= 0 */
public ChunkedWriter(final Writer writer, final int chunkSize) { super(writer); if (chunkSize <= 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException(); } this.chunkSize = chunkSize; }
Creates a new writer that uses a chunk size of DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE
Params:
  • writer – the writer to wrap
/** * Creates a new writer that uses a chunk size of {@link #DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE} * @param writer the writer to wrap */
public ChunkedWriter(final Writer writer) { this(writer, DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE); }
writes the data buffer in chunks to the underlying writer
Params:
  • data – The data
  • srcOffset – the offset
  • length – the number of bytes to write
Throws:
/** * writes the data buffer in chunks to the underlying writer * @param data The data * @param srcOffset the offset * @param length the number of bytes to write * * @throws IOException upon error */
@Override public void write(final char[] data, final int srcOffset, final int length) throws IOException { int bytes = length; int dstOffset = srcOffset; while(bytes > 0) { final int chunk = Math.min(bytes, chunkSize); out.write(data, dstOffset, chunk); bytes -= chunk; dstOffset += chunk; } } }