Class JspWriter
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Closeable,- Flushable,- Appendable,- AutoCloseable
- Direct Known Subclasses:
- BodyContent
The actions and template data in a JSP page is written using the JspWriter object that is referenced by the implicit variable out which is initialized automatically using methods in the PageContext object.
This abstract class emulates some of the functionality found in the java.io.BufferedWriter and java.io.PrintWriter classes, however it differs in that it throws IOException from the print methods while PrintWriter does not.
Buffering
The initial JspWriter object is associated with the PrintWriter object of the ServletResponse in a way that depends on whether the page is or is not buffered. If the page is not buffered, output written to this JspWriter object will be written through to the PrintWriter directly, which will be created if necessary by invoking the getWriter() method on the response object. But if the page is buffered, the PrintWriter object will not be created until the buffer is flushed and operations like setContentType() are legal. Since this flexibility simplifies programming substantially, buffering is the default for JSP pages.
Buffering raises the issue of what to do when the buffer is exceeded. Two approaches can be taken:
- Exceeding the buffer is not a fatal error; when the buffer is exceeded, just flush the output.
- Exceeding the buffer is a fatal error; when the buffer is exceeded, raise an exception.
Both approaches are valid, and thus both are supported in the JSP technology. The behavior of a page is controlled by the autoFlush attribute, which defaults to true. In general, JSP pages that need to be sure that correct and complete data has been sent to their client may want to set autoFlush to false, with a typical case being that where the client is an application itself. On the other hand, JSP pages that send data that is meaningful even when partially constructed may want to set autoFlush to true; such as when the data is sent for immediate display through a browser. Each application will need to consider their specific needs.
An alternative considered was to make the buffer size unbounded; but, this had the disadvantage that runaway computations would consume an unbounded amount of resources.
The "out" implicit variable of a JSP implementation class is of this type. If the page directive selects autoflush="true" then all the I/O operations on this class shall automatically flush the contents of the buffer if an overflow condition would result if the current operation were performed without a flush. If autoflush="false" then all the I/O operations on this class shall throw an IOException if performing the current operation would result in a buffer overflow condition.
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Field SummaryFieldsModifier and TypeFieldDescriptionprotected booleanWhether the JspWriter is autoflushing.protected intThe size of the buffer used by the JspWriter.static final intConstant indicating that the Writer is buffered and is using the implementation default buffer size.static final intConstant indicating that the Writer is not buffering output.static final intConstant indicating that the Writer is buffered and is unbounded; this is used in BodyContent.
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Constructor SummaryConstructorsModifierConstructorDescriptionprotectedJspWriter(int bufferSize, boolean autoFlush) Protected constructor.
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Method SummaryModifier and TypeMethodDescriptionabstract voidclear()Clear the contents of the buffer.abstract voidClears the current contents of the buffer.abstract voidclose()Close the stream, flushing it first.abstract voidflush()Flush the stream.intThis method returns the size of the buffer used by the JspWriter.abstract intThis method returns the number of unused bytes in the buffer.booleanThis method indicates whether the JspWriter is autoFlushing.abstract voidnewLine()Write a line separator.abstract voidprint(boolean b) Print a boolean value.abstract voidprint(char c) Print a character.abstract voidprint(char[] s) Print an array of characters.abstract voidprint(double d) Print a double-precision floating-point number.abstract voidprint(float f) Print a floating-point number.abstract voidprint(int i) Print an integer.abstract voidprint(long l) Print a long integer.abstract voidPrint an object.abstract voidPrint a string.abstract voidprintln()Terminate the current line by writing the line separator string.abstract voidprintln(boolean x) Print a boolean value and then terminate the line.abstract voidprintln(char x) Print a character and then terminate the line.abstract voidprintln(char[] x) Print an array of characters and then terminate the line.abstract voidprintln(double x) Print a double-precision floating-point number and then terminate the line.abstract voidprintln(float x) Print a floating-point number and then terminate the line.abstract voidprintln(int x) Print an integer and then terminate the line.abstract voidprintln(long x) Print a long integer and then terminate the line.abstract voidPrint an Object and then terminate the line.abstract voidPrint a String and then terminate the line.
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Field Details- 
NO_BUFFERpublic static final int NO_BUFFERConstant indicating that the Writer is not buffering output.- See Also:
 
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DEFAULT_BUFFERpublic static final int DEFAULT_BUFFERConstant indicating that the Writer is buffered and is using the implementation default buffer size.- See Also:
 
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UNBOUNDED_BUFFERpublic static final int UNBOUNDED_BUFFERConstant indicating that the Writer is buffered and is unbounded; this is used in BodyContent.- See Also:
 
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bufferSizeprotected int bufferSizeThe size of the buffer used by the JspWriter.
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autoFlushprotected boolean autoFlushWhether the JspWriter is autoflushing.
 
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Constructor Details- 
JspWriterprotected JspWriter(int bufferSize, boolean autoFlush) Protected constructor.- Parameters:
- bufferSize- the size of the buffer to be used by the JspWriter
- autoFlush- whether the JspWriter should be autoflushing
 
 
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Method Details- 
newLineWrite a line separator. The line separator string is defined by the system propertyline.separator, and is not necessarily a single newline ('\n') character.- Throws:
- IOException- If an I/O error occurs
 
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printPrint a boolean value. The string produced byString.valueOf(boolean)- Parameters:
- b- The- booleanto be printed
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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printPrint a character. The character is written to the JspWriter's buffer or, if no buffer is used, directly to the underlying writer.- Parameters:
- c- The- charto be printed
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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printPrint an integer. The string produced byString.valueOf(int)- Parameters:
- i- The- intto be printed
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
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printPrint a long integer. The string produced byString.valueOf(long)- Parameters:
- l- The- longto be printed
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
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printPrint a floating-point number. The string produced byString.valueOf(float)- Parameters:
- f- The- floatto be printed
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
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printPrint a double-precision floating-point number. The string produced byString.valueOf(double)- Parameters:
- d- The- doubleto be printed
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
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printPrint an array of characters. The characters are written to the JspWriter's buffer or, if no buffer is used, directly to the underlying writer.- Parameters:
- s- The array of chars to be printed
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- If- sis- null
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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printPrint a string. If the argument isnullthen the string"null"is printed. Otherwise, the string's characters are written to the JspWriter's buffer or, if no buffer is used, directly to the underlying writer.- Parameters:
- s- The- Stringto be printed
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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printPrint an object. The string produced by theString.valueOf(Object)- Parameters:
- obj- The- Objectto be printed
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
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printlnTerminate the current line by writing the line separator string. The line separator string is defined by the system propertyline.separator, and is not necessarily a single newline character ('\n').- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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printlnPrint a boolean value and then terminate the line. This method behaves as though it invokesprint(boolean)println()- Parameters:
- x- the boolean to write
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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printlnPrint a character and then terminate the line. This method behaves as though it invokesprint(char)println()- Parameters:
- x- the char to write
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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printlnPrint an integer and then terminate the line. This method behaves as though it invokesprint(int)println()- Parameters:
- x- the int to write
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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printlnPrint a long integer and then terminate the line. This method behaves as though it invokesprint(long)println()- Parameters:
- x- the long to write
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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printlnPrint a floating-point number and then terminate the line. This method behaves as though it invokesprint(float)println()- Parameters:
- x- the float to write
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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printlnPrint a double-precision floating-point number and then terminate the line. This method behaves as though it invokesprint(double)println()- Parameters:
- x- the double to write
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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printlnPrint an array of characters and then terminate the line. This method behaves as though it invokesprint(char[])and thenprintln().- Parameters:
- x- the char[] to write
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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printlnPrint a String and then terminate the line. This method behaves as though it invokesprint(String)println()- Parameters:
- x- the String to write
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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printlnPrint an Object and then terminate the line. This method behaves as though it invokesprint(Object)println()- Parameters:
- x- the Object to write
- Throws:
- IOException- If an error occurred while writing
 
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clearClear the contents of the buffer. If the buffer has been already been flushed then the clear operation shall throw an IOException to signal the fact that some data has already been irrevocably written to the client response stream.- Throws:
- IOException- If an I/O error occurs
 
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clearBufferClears the current contents of the buffer. Unlike clear(), this method will not throw an IOException if the buffer has already been flushed. It merely clears the current content of the buffer and returns.- Throws:
- IOException- If an I/O error occurs
 
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flushFlush the stream. If the stream has saved any characters from the various write() methods in a buffer, write them immediately to their intended destination. Then, if that destination is another character or byte stream, flush it. Thus one flush() invocation will flush all the buffers in a chain of Writers and OutputStreams.The method may be invoked indirectly if the buffer size is exceeded. Once a stream has been closed, further write() or flush() invocations will cause an IOException to be thrown. - Specified by:
- flushin interface- Flushable
- Specified by:
- flushin class- Writer
- Throws:
- IOException- If an I/O error occurs
 
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closeClose the stream, flushing it first.This method needs not be invoked explicitly for the initial JspWriter as the code generated by the JSP container will automatically include a call to close(). Closing a previously-closed stream, unlike flush(), has no effect. - Specified by:
- closein interface- AutoCloseable
- Specified by:
- closein interface- Closeable
- Specified by:
- closein class- Writer
- Throws:
- IOException- If an I/O error occurs
 
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getBufferSizepublic int getBufferSize()This method returns the size of the buffer used by the JspWriter.- Returns:
- the size of the buffer in bytes, or 0 is unbuffered.
 
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getRemainingpublic abstract int getRemaining()This method returns the number of unused bytes in the buffer.- Returns:
- the number of bytes unused in the buffer
 
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isAutoFlushpublic boolean isAutoFlush()This method indicates whether the JspWriter is autoFlushing.- Returns:
- if this JspWriter is auto flushing or throwing IOExceptions on buffer overflow conditions
 
 
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