package java.io;

/**
 * A <code>Flushable</code> is a destination of data that can be flushed. The flush method is invoked to
 * write any buffered output to the underlying stream.
 */
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;
}