## Uses of Class
java.io.FilterOutputStream

- Packages that use FilterOutputStream
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.io | Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
  java.rmi.server | Provides classes and interfaces for supporting the server side of RMI.
  java.security | Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
  java.util.jar | Provides classes for reading and writing the JAR (Java ARchive) file format, which is based on the standard ZIP file format with an optional manifest file.
  java.util.zip | Provides classes for reading and writing the standard ZIP and GZIP file formats.
  javax.crypto | Provides the classes and interfaces for cryptographic operations.

- - ### Uses of FilterOutputStream in java.io

    Subclasses of FilterOutputStream in java.io
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `BufferedOutputStream` The class implements a buffered output stream.
    `class` | `DataOutputStream` A data output stream lets an application write primitive Java data types to an output stream in a portable way.
    `class` | `PrintStream` A `PrintStream` adds functionality to another output stream, namely the ability to print representations of various data values conveniently.

  - ### Uses of FilterOutputStream in java.rmi.server

    Subclasses of FilterOutputStream in java.rmi.server
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `LogStream` Deprecated. no replacement

  - ### Uses of FilterOutputStream in java.security

    Subclasses of FilterOutputStream in java.security
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `DigestOutputStream` A transparent stream that updates the associated message digest using the bits going through the stream.

  - ### Uses of FilterOutputStream in java.util.jar

    Subclasses of FilterOutputStream in java.util.jar
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `JarOutputStream` The `JarOutputStream` class is used to write the contents of a JAR file to any output stream.

  - ### Uses of FilterOutputStream in java.util.zip

    Subclasses of FilterOutputStream in java.util.zip
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `CheckedOutputStream` An output stream that also maintains a checksum of the data being written.
    `class` | `DeflaterOutputStream` This class implements an output stream filter for compressing data in the "deflate" compression format.
    `class` | `GZIPOutputStream` This class implements a stream filter for writing compressed data in the GZIP file format.
    `class` | `InflaterOutputStream` Implements an output stream filter for uncompressing data stored in the "deflate" compression format.
    `class` | `ZipOutputStream` This class implements an output stream filter for writing files in the ZIP file format.

  - ### Uses of FilterOutputStream in javax.crypto

    Subclasses of FilterOutputStream in javax.crypto
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `CipherOutputStream` A CipherOutputStream is composed of an OutputStream and a Cipher so that write() methods first process the data before writing them out to the underlying OutputStream.

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