Interface ByteChannel

All Superinterfaces:
AutoCloseable, Channel, Closeable, ReadableByteChannel, WritableByteChannel
All Known Subinterfaces:
SeekableByteChannel
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 declared in interface Channel

    close, isOpen
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    close()
    Closes this channel.
    boolean
    isOpen()
    Tells whether or not this channel is open.

    Methods declared in interface ReadableByteChannel

    read
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    int
    read(ByteBuffer dst)
    Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into the given buffer.

    Methods declared in interface WritableByteChannel

    write
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    int
    write(ByteBuffer src)
    Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from the given buffer.