Null Object in Java

Null Object in Java

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Simpliest example ever :)

class NullOutputStream extends OutputStream {
public void write(int b) {
// Do nothing
}
}

class NullPrintStream extends PrintStream {
public NullPrintStream() {
super(new NullOutputStream());
}
}

class Application {
private PrintStream debugout;
public Application(PrintStream debugout) {
this.debugout = debugout;
}

public void go() {
int sum = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
sum += i;
debugout.println("i = " + i);
}
System.out.println("sum = " + sum);
}
}