Example
public class
ClassA {
private
PrintWriter writer;
public void
makeWriter (OutputStream os) {
writer =
new
PrintWriter(os);
//do something...
}
}
Solution
To avoid resource leaks, ensure that close() is invoked on every java.io.PrintWriter. Note: This rule applies to any form of PrintWriter constructor.
public class
ClassA {
private
PrintWriter writer;
public void
makeWriter (OutputStream os) {
writer =
new
PrintWriter(os);
//do something...
try
{
writer.close();
}
catch
(IOException ioe) {
//perform exception handling
}
}
}