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Interface WriterInterceptor

public interface WriterInterceptor

This interface describes the ability to manipulate an Writer by attaching additional processing units in a pipe manner.

Version:

$Revision:5563 $

Author:

Gerd Neugebauer

Method Summary

java.io.Writer

pipe(java.io.Writer writer) Attach a processor to a writer.

Method Detail

pipe

java.io.Writer pipe(java.io.Writer writer)

Attach a processor to a writer. If the interceptor decides that no additional pipe element is required it should simply return the writer passed in as argument.

Parameters:

writer - the writer to add some processing unit to

Returns:

the new writer. This value should never be null.