Module java.base
Package java.io

## Interface Closeable

- All Superinterfaces:
    `AutoCloseable`
  All Known Subinterfaces:
    `AsynchronousByteChannel`, `AsynchronousChannel`, `ByteChannel`, `Channel`, `DirectoryStream<T>`, `GatheringByteChannel`, `ImageInputStream`, `ImageOutputStream`, `InterruptibleChannel`, `JavaFileManager`, `JMXConnector`, `ModuleReader`, `MulticastChannel`, `NetworkChannel`, `ReadableByteChannel`, `RMIConnection`, `ScatteringByteChannel`, `SecureDirectoryStream<T>`, `SeekableByteChannel`, `StandardJavaFileManager`, `WatchService`, `WritableByteChannel`
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    `AbstractInterruptibleChannel`, `AbstractSelectableChannel`, `AbstractSelector`, `AsynchronousFileChannel`, `AsynchronousServerSocketChannel`, `AsynchronousSocketChannel`, `AudioInputStream`, `BufferedInputStream`, `BufferedOutputStream`, `BufferedReader`, `BufferedWriter`, `ByteArrayInputStream`, `ByteArrayOutputStream`, `CharArrayReader`, `CharArrayWriter`, `CheckedInputStream`, `CheckedOutputStream`, `CipherInputStream`, `CipherOutputStream`, `DatagramChannel`, `DatagramSocket`, `DataInputStream`, `DataOutputStream`, `DeflaterInputStream`, `DeflaterOutputStream`, `DigestInputStream`, `DigestOutputStream`, `FileCacheImageInputStream`, `FileCacheImageOutputStream`, `FileChannel`, `FileImageInputStream`, `FileImageOutputStream`, `FileInputStream`, `FileOutputStream`, `FileReader`, `FileSystem`, `FileWriter`, `FilterInputStream`, `FilterOutputStream`, `FilterReader`, `FilterWriter`, `Formatter`, `ForwardingJavaFileManager`, `GZIPInputStream`, `GZIPOutputStream`, `ImageInputStreamImpl`, `ImageOutputStreamImpl`, `InflaterInputStream`, `InflaterOutputStream`, `InputStream`, `InputStream`, `InputStream`, `InputStreamReader`, `JarFile`, `JarInputStream`, `JarOutputStream`, `LineNumberInputStream`, `LineNumberReader`, `LogStream`, `MemoryCacheImageInputStream`, `MemoryCacheImageOutputStream`, `MLet`, `MulticastSocket`, `ObjectInputStream`, `ObjectOutputStream`, `OutputStream`, `OutputStream`, `OutputStream`, `OutputStreamWriter`, `Pipe.SinkChannel`, `Pipe.SourceChannel`, `PipedInputStream`, `PipedOutputStream`, `PipedReader`, `PipedWriter`, `PrintStream`, `PrintWriter`, `PrivateMLet`, `ProgressMonitorInputStream`, `PushbackInputStream`, `PushbackReader`, `RandomAccessFile`, `Reader`, `RMIConnectionImpl`, `RMIConnectionImpl_Stub`, `RMIConnector`, `RMIIIOPServerImpl`, `RMIJRMPServerImpl`, `RMIServerImpl`, `Scanner`, `SctpChannel`, `SctpMultiChannel`, `SctpServerChannel`, `SelectableChannel`, `Selector`, `SequenceInputStream`, `ServerSocket`, `ServerSocketChannel`, `Socket`, `SocketChannel`, `SSLServerSocket`, `SSLSocket`, `StringBufferInputStream`, `StringReader`, `StringWriter`, `URLClassLoader`, `URLReader`, `Writer`, `ZipFile`, `ZipInputStream`, `ZipOutputStream`

      public interface Closeable
      extends AutoCloseable

  A `Closeable` is a source or destination of data that can be closed. The close method is invoked to release resources that the object is holding (such as open files).
  Since:
    1.5

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | `close​()` | Closes this stream and releases any system resources associated with it.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### close

          void close​()
              throws IOException

      Closes this stream and releases any system resources associated with it. If the stream is already closed then invoking this method has no effect.

      As noted in `AutoCloseable.close()`, cases where the close may fail require careful attention. It is strongly advised to relinquish the underlying resources and to internally mark the `Closeable` as closed, prior to throwing the `IOException`.

      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `AutoCloseable`
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs