ByteChannel (Java Platform SE 8 ) (original) (raw)

• 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 unifiesReadableByteChannel and WritableByteChannel; it does not specify any new operations.
Since:
1.4

• • Method Summary

     * ### Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.[ReadableByteChannel](../../../java/nio/channels/ReadableByteChannel.html "interface in java.nio.channels")  
     `[read](../../../java/nio/channels/ReadableByteChannel.html#read-java.nio.ByteBuffer-)`  
     * ### Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.[WritableByteChannel](../../../java/nio/channels/WritableByteChannel.html "interface in java.nio.channels")  
     `[write](../../../java/nio/channels/WritableByteChannel.html#write-java.nio.ByteBuffer-)`  
     * ### Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.[Channel](../../../java/nio/channels/Channel.html "interface in java.nio.channels")  
     `[close](../../../java/nio/channels/Channel.html#close--), [isOpen](../../../java/nio/channels/Channel.html#isOpen--)`

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