JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

java.nio.channels
Interface ByteChannel

All Superinterfaces:
Channel, Closeable, ReadableByteChannel, WritableByteChannel
All Known Implementing Classes:
DatagramChannel, FileChannel, SocketChannel

public interface ByteChannel
extends ReadableByteChannel, WritableByteChannel

A channel that can read and write bytes. This interface simply unifies ReadableByteChannel and WritableByteChannel; it does not specify any new operations.

Since:
1.4

Method Summary
 
Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel
read
 
Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.Channel
close, isOpen
 
Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel
write
 
Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.Channel
close, isOpen
 


JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

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