You only get the IOException if you use a ServletOutputStream for writing you response.
If you use a PrintWriter you have to call PrintWriter.checkError after print or
println.
It says in the Jason Hunter book that whether you get errors from either is
implementation dependent and server specific.
HTH
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Jason Hunter says....
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> > Is there any way for a servlet to figure out that
> > it's sending data nowhere, or are there any plans for such
> a feature?
>
> I believe that it is possible because you will get a
> IOException if the
> outputstream is closed.
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