de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.result.textwriter
Interface StreamFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

MultipleFilesOutput, SingleStreamOutput

public interface StreamFactory

Interface for output handling (single file, multiple files, ...)

Author:

Erich Schubert

Method Summary

void	closeAllStreams() Close (and forget) all streams the factory has opened.
PrintStream	openStream(String label) Retrieve a print stream for output using the given label.

Method Detail

openStream

PrintStream openStream(String label)
                       throws IOException

Retrieve a print stream for output using the given label. Note that multiple labels MAY result in the same PrintStream, so you should be printing to only one stream at a time to avoid mixing outputs.

Parameters:

label - Output label.

Returns:

stream object for the given label

Throws:

IOException

closeAllStreams

void closeAllStreams()

Close (and forget) all streams the factory has opened.