IOutputChannel (OpenJ9 JDK 11)

All Known Subinterfaces:

IOutputManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConsoleOutputChannel, FileOutputChannel, Output, OutputChannelRedirector
```
public interface IOutputChannel
```
An output channel provides a mechanism by which text will be displayed to the user.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`	Instructs this channel to close and free any resources.
`void`	`flush()`	Causes the channel to flush any buffered text.
`void`	`print(String outputString)`	Sends text to channel
`void`	`println(String outputString)`	Sends text to the channel with an appended \n
`void`	`printPrompt(String prompt)`	Sets the prompt which should be displayed when an interactive session is running.

- Method Detail
  - print
```
void print(String outputString)
```
    Sends text to channel
    
    Parameters:
    
    outputString - text to send
  - printPrompt
```
void printPrompt(String prompt)
```
    Sets the prompt which should be displayed when an interactive session is running. Typically this will display the context number in a multi-context environment.
    
    Parameters:
    
    prompt - prompt to display.
  - println
```
void println(String outputString)
```
    Sends text to the channel with an appended \n
    
    Parameters:
    
    outputString - text to send
  - close
```
void close()
```
    Instructs this channel to close and free any resources. Once closed a channel cannot be re-opened.
  - flush
```
void flush()
```
    Causes the channel to flush any buffered text. Depending upon the channel implementation this may not have any effect.