*
   * <p>If {@code swallowIOException} is true then we never throw {@code IOException} but merely log
   * it.
   *
   * <p>Example:
   *
   * {@snippet :
   * public void useStreamNicely() throws IOException {
   *   SomeStream stream = new SomeStream("foo");
   *   boolean threw = true;
   *   try {
   *     // ... code which does something with the stream ...
   *     threw = false;