Method getReporter

java/org/apache/catalina/connector/Response.java:456–466

Return a PrintWriter that can be used to render error messages, regardless of whether a stream or writer has already been acquired. @return Writer which can be used for error reports. Returns null if the output buffer is not in a new state (i.e., data has been written or headers

()

     * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs
     */
    public PrintWriter getReporter() throws IOException {
        if (outputBuffer.isNew()) {
            outputBuffer.checkConverter();
            if (writer == null) {
                writer = new CoyoteWriter(outputBuffer);
            }
            return writer;
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }


    // ------------------------------------------------ ServletResponse Methods