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017
018package org.apache.commons.io.output;
019
020import java.io.IOException;
021
022/**
023 * Appends all data to the famous <strong>/dev/null</strong>.
024 * <p>
025 * This Appendable has no destination (file/socket etc.) and all characters written to it are ignored and lost.
026 * </p>
027 *
028 * @since 2.8.0
029 */
030public class NullAppendable implements Appendable { // NOPMD Class will be final in 3.0.
031
032    /**
033     * A singleton.
034     */
035    public static final NullAppendable INSTANCE = new NullAppendable();
036
037    /** Use the singleton. */
038    private NullAppendable() {
039        // no instances.
040    }
041
042    @Override
043    public Appendable append(final char c) throws IOException {
044        return this;
045    }
046
047    @Override
048    public Appendable append(final CharSequence csq) throws IOException {
049        return this;
050    }
051
052    @Override
053    public Appendable append(final CharSequence csq, final int start, final int end) throws IOException {
054        return this;
055    }
056
057}