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     17 package org.apache.commons.io.input;
     18 
     19 import java.io.InputStream;
     20 
     21 /**
     22  * Closed input stream. This stream returns -1 to all attempts to read
     23  * something from the stream.
     24  * <p>
     25  * Typically uses of this class include testing for corner cases in methods
     26  * that accept input streams and acting as a sentinel value instead of a
     27  * <code>null</code> input stream.
     28  *
     29  * @version $Id: ClosedInputStream.java 601751 2007-12-06 14:55:45Z niallp $
     30  * @since Commons IO 1.4
     31  */
     32 public class ClosedInputStream extends InputStream {
     33 
     34     /**
     35      * A singleton.
     36      */
     37     public static final ClosedInputStream CLOSED_INPUT_STREAM = new ClosedInputStream();
     38 
     39     /**
     40      * Returns -1 to indicate that the stream is closed.
     41      *
     42      * @return always -1
     43      */
     44     public int read() {
     45         return -1;
     46     }
     47 
     48 }
     49