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Java Java Data Structures Organizing Data Serialization

Andrew D.
Andrew D.
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Posted by Andrew D.
Andrew D.
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Not Necessary to Close Object Output Stream?

Hey guys.. I noticed Craig didn't end up using the oos.close() code. I come from C++ where closing an output stream is vital. Is there some new quirk in Java that doesn't make it necessary to close an object output stream?

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Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

Thanks to a relatively new feature introduced in Java 7 they'll be automatically closed after the try/catch block. The I/O classes have an interface called AutoCloseable. Anything opened in the parentheses after try with that interface are taken care of.

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/exceptions/tryResourceClose.html