ava.io.Flushable</code></dd>
<dt><strong>Overrides:</strong></dt>
<dd><code>flush</code>&nbsp;in class&nbsp;<code>java.io.FilterOutputStream</code></dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.io.IOException</code> - if an I/O error occurs.</dd><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt>
  <dd>1.14</dd></dl>
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