de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.result.textwriter

Interface StreamFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

MultipleFilesOutput, SingleStreamOutput

public interface StreamFactory

Interface for output handling (single file, multiple files, ...)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	closeAllStreams() Close (and forget) all streams the factory has opened.
PrintStream	openStream(String label) Retrieve a print stream for output using the given label.

Method Detail

openStream

PrintStream openStream(String label)
                       throws IOException

Retrieve a print stream for output using the given label. Note that multiple labels MAY result in the same PrintStream, so you should be printing to only one stream at a time to avoid mixing outputs.

Parameters:

label - Output label.

Returns:

stream object for the given label

Throws:

IOException - on IO error

closeAllStreams

void closeAllStreams()

Close (and forget) all streams the factory has opened.