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package java.io;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * A {@code Flushable} is a destination of data that can be flushed. The
 * flush method is invoked to write any buffered output to the underlying
 * stream.
 *
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface Flushable {

 /**
 * Flushes this stream by writing any buffered output to the underlying
 * stream.
 *
 * @throws IOException If an I/O error occurs
 */
 void flush() throws IOException;
}