How to properly handle an IOException from close()

Question

The Java I/O classes java.io.Reader, java.io.Writer, java.io.InputStream, java.io.OutpuStream and their various subclasses al

Answer 1

Try to use flush before you close the writer. The main reason for exception in close is that some other resources might have been using the data or the writer/reader may not be open at all. try to find wheather the resoures is open before closing it.