How to write Strings to an OutputStream

Question

How can I create class that takes an implentation of OutputStream and writes the the content to it?

For example, the following print method is wrong and

Answer 1

To write out strings, take a look at the PrintStream class. You can see an example of a class that does what you intend here.

Also, you can wrap an OutputStream using one of the PrintStream constructors:

public class FooBarPrinter{
  private PrintStream p;
  public FooBarPrinter(OutputStream o){
    p = new PrintStream(o);
  }
  public void print(String s){      
    p.print(s);
  }
}

EDIT: note that you can also use the PrintWriter class in the same manner as PrintStream above; which is typically better because you can specify the encoding to use, avoiding any platform dependencies.