How do I pass the output of one thread as the input to another (using InputStream/OutputStream)?

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How do I pass the output of one thread as the input to another (using InputStream/OutputStream)?

A PipedInputStream and PipedOutputStream are used to communicate between threads. If you connect the two together, whatever you write to the PipedOutputStream, you receive on the PipedInputStream.

Here's an example:

Main.java:

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outputs:

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Author of answer: Joris Van den Bogaert

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