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Jim
Jim

Reputation: 19582

Are inputstreams/readers always meant to be closed?

When we pass an InputStream or a Reader to an InputSource who/when is the stream/reader is to be closed?
In the example in saxproject the streams/readers are not closed.
Why? Am I not supposed to close these streams?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 60

Answers (1)

claesv
claesv

Reputation: 2113

It's good practices to close resources when you're done using them (if you created them). I'd say the saxproject sample code is sloppy.

As for the "who" - a heavy-weight resource should generally be closed/freed within the scope that created it (and thus owns it) to avoid ownership confusion.

Upvotes: 2

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