Java.io.OutputStreamWriter Class

Introduction

The Java.io.OutputStreamWriter class is a bridge from character streams to byte streams. Characters written to it are encoded into bytes using a specified charset.

Class declaration

Following is the declaration for Java.io.OutputStreamWriter class −

pubpc class OutputStreamWriter
   extends Writer

Field

Following are the fields for Java.io.OutputStreamWriter class −

protected Object lock − This is the object used to synchronize operations on this stream.

Class constructors

Sr.No.	Constructor & Description
1	OutputStreamWriter(OutputStream out) This creates an OutputStreamWriter that uses the default character encoding.
2	OutputStreamWriter(OutputStream out, Charset cs) This creates an OutputStreamWriter that uses the given charset.
3	OutputStreamWriter(OutputStream out, CharsetEncoder enc) This creates an OutputStreamWriter that uses the given charset encoder.
4	OutputStreamWriter(OutputStream out, String charsetName) This creates an OutputStreamWriter that uses the named charset.

Class methods

Sr.No.	Method & Description
1	void close() This method closes the stream, flushing it first.
2	void flush() This method flushes the stream.
3	String getEncoding() This method returns the name of the character encoding being used by this stream.
4	This method writes a portion of an array of characters.
5	void write(int c) This method writes a single character.
6	This method writes a portion of a string.

Methods inherited

This class inherits methods from the following classes −

Java.io.Writer

Java.io.Object