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   XBN Java:  Generically useful, non-GUI Java code.
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package xbn.output;

/**
   <P>An OWriter where output is suppressed.  The write and writeNoln functions (the only functions in this class) have exactly zero lines of code in their bodies.</P>

   <P><CODE><I><B>Source code:</B> &nbsp;<A HREF="../../../CODE/xbn/output/OWEmpty.java">OWEmpty.java</A>. &nbsp;<B>Example code</B> &nbsp;See the example code for <A HREF="~JD~ow~EJD~">OWriter</A>.</I></CODE></P>

   @version  0.9b
   @author  Jeff Epstein, <A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/xbnjava">http://sourceforge.net/projects/xbnjava</A>.
 **/
public final class OWEmpty extends OWriter  {

   /**
      <P>Create a DebugEmpty.</P>

      <P>Equal to <CODE><A HREF="OWriter.html#OWriter()">OWriter</A>(null)</CODE></P>
    **/
   public OWEmpty()  {
      super();
   }

   /**
      <P>Does nothing.  Has no lines of code.</P>

      @param  s_message  Parameter is ignored.
    **/
   public void write(String s_message)  {
   }

   /**
      <P>Does nothing.  Has no lines of code.</P>

      @param  s_message  Parameter is ignored.
    **/
   public void writeNoln(String s_message)  {
   }

   /**
      <P>Does nothing.  Has no lines of code.</P>
    **/
   public void newln()  {
   }

   /**
      <P>Does this OWEmpty actually write output somewhere?</P>

      @return  <B>false</B>  OWEmpty is never active.
    **/
   public boolean isActive()  {
      return false;
   }
}