DataOutputStream.flush() has the following syntax.
public void flush() throws IOException
In the following code shows how to use DataOutputStream.flush() method.
/*from ww w . java 2 s . com*/ import java.io.DataInputStream; import java.io.DataOutputStream; import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { String[] s = { "Hello", "java2s.com!" }; FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("c:\\test.txt"); DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream(fos); for (String j : s) { dos.writeUTF(j); } dos.flush(); InputStream is = new FileInputStream("c:\\test.txt"); DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(is); while (dis.available() > 0) { String k = dis.readUTF(); System.out.print(k); } } }