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java.nio.channels
Interface ByteChannel

All Superinterfaces:

Channel, Closeable, ReadableByteChannel, WritableByteChannel

All Known Implementing Classes:

DatagramChannel, FileChannel, SocketChannel

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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

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Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel
read

Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel
write

Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.Channel
close, isOpen

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