MessageOutput (main 2.2.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.tools.io.MessageOutput

```
public class MessageOutput
extends java.lang.Object
```
An output for a series of messages which each have sizes specified before the start of the message. Even when the decoder does not recognize some of the messages, it can skip over the message since it knows its size in advance.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MessageOutput(java.io.OutputStream outputStream)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`commitMessage()`	Commit previously started message to the underlying output stream.
`void`	`commitMessage(int flags)`	Commit previously started message to the underlying output stream.
`void`	`finish()`	Write an end marker to the stream so that decoder knows to return null at this position.
`java.io.DataOutput`	`startMessage()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - MessageOutput
```
public MessageOutput(java.io.OutputStream outputStream)
```
    Parameters:
    
    outputStream - Output stream to write the messages to
- Method Detail
  - startMessage
```
public java.io.DataOutput startMessage()
```
    Returns:
    
    Data output for a new message
  - commitMessage
```
public void commitMessage()
                   throws java.io.IOException
```
    Commit previously started message to the underlying output stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - On IO error
  - commitMessage
```
public void commitMessage(int flags)
                   throws java.io.IOException
```
    Commit previously started message to the underlying output stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    flags - Flags to use when committing the message (0-3).
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - On IO error
  - finish
```
public void finish()
            throws java.io.IOException
```
    Write an end marker to the stream so that decoder knows to return null at this position.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - On IO error