#ifndef __JLANG__JNULLSTREAM__
#define __JLANG__JNULLSTREAM__

#include <istream>
#include <ostream>

#include "JLang/JNullStreamBuffer.hh"


/**
 * \author mdejong
 */

namespace JLANG {}
namespace JPP { using namespace JLANG; }

namespace JLANG {


  /**
   * Streaming of input.
   */
  class JNullStream : 
    protected JNullStreamBuffer,
    public    std::istream,
    public    std::ostream
  {   
  public:
    /**
     * Default constructor.
     */
    JNullStream() :
      JNullStreamBuffer(),
      std::istream(this),
      std::ostream(this)
    {}


    /**
     * Close stream.
     * This method does nothing.
     */
    void close()
    {}
  };  


  /**
   * Null I/O stream.
   */
  static JNullStream null;
}

#endif