org.codehaus.groovy.runtime

## Class StringBufferWriter

- java.lang.Object
- - java.io.Writer
  - - org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.StringBufferWriter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Closeable, java.io.Flushable, java.lang.Appendable, java.lang.AutoCloseable

      public class StringBufferWriter
      extends java.io.Writer

  This class codes around a silly limiation of StringWriter which doesn't allow a StringBuffer to be passed in as a constructor for some bizarre reason. So we replicate the behaviour of StringWriter here but allow a StringBuffer to be passed in.

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.io.Writer

      `lock`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `StringBufferWriter(java.lang.StringBuffer buffer)` Create a new string writer which will append the text to the given StringBuffer

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `close()` Closing a `StringWriter` has no effect.
    `void` | `flush()` Flush the stream.
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()` Return the buffer's current value as a string.
    `void` | `write(char[] text, int offset, int length)` Write a portion of an array of characters.
    `void` | `write(int c)` Write a single character.
    `void` | `write(java.lang.String text)` Write a string.
    `void` | `write(java.lang.String text, int offset, int length)` Write a portion of a string.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.io.Writer

      `append, append, append, write`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### StringBufferWriter

          public StringBufferWriter(java.lang.StringBuffer buffer)

      Create a new string writer which will append the text to the given StringBuffer

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### write

          public void write(int c)

      Write a single character.
      Overrides:
        `write` in class `java.io.Writer`

    - #### write

          public void write(char[] text,
                   int offset,
                   int length)

      Write a portion of an array of characters.
      Specified by:
        `write` in class `java.io.Writer`
      Parameters:
        `text` - Array of characters
        `offset` - Offset from which to start writing characters
        `length` - Number of characters to write

    - #### write

          public void write(java.lang.String text)

      Write a string.
      Overrides:
        `write` in class `java.io.Writer`

    - #### write

          public void write(java.lang.String text,
                   int offset,
                   int length)

      Write a portion of a string.
      Overrides:
        `write` in class `java.io.Writer`
      Parameters:
        `text` - the text to be written
        `offset` - offset from which to start writing characters
        `length` - Number of characters to write

    - #### toString

          public java.lang.String toString()

      Return the buffer's current value as a string.
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### flush

          public void flush()

      Flush the stream.
      Specified by:
        `flush` in interface `java.io.Flushable`
      Specified by:
        `flush` in class `java.io.Writer`

    - #### close

          public void close()
                     throws java.io.IOException

      Closing a `StringWriter` has no effect. The methods in this class can be called after the stream has been closed without generating an `IOException`.
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `java.io.Closeable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `java.lang.AutoCloseable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in class `java.io.Writer`
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`