Package org.jboss.xnio.channels

Defines an enhanced set of channels.

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Description

Interface Summary

AllocatedMessageChannel	A channel that sends and receives whole messages.
BoundChannel<A>	A channel that is bound to a local address.
BoundServer<A,T extends BoundChannel<A>>	A server that is bound to a local address.
ChannelOption<T>	An option that may be applied to a channel.
Configurable	A channel that has parameters that may be configured while the channel is open.
ConnectedChannel<A>	A channel that has a local and peer endpoint address.
ConnectedStreamChannel<A>	A stream channel that is a connection between a local and remote endpoint.
DatagramChannel<A>	A channel that sends and receives datagrams.
MessageChannel	A channel that sends and receives whole messages.
MultipointDatagramChannel<A>	A multipoint datagram channel.
MultipointMessageChannel<A>	A point-to-multipoint message channel.
MultipointReadableMessageChannel<A>	The readable side of a multipoint message channel.
MultipointReadResult<A>	The result of a multipoint message read.
MultipointWritableMessageChannel<A>	The writable side of a multipoint message channel.
ReadableAllocatedMessageChannel	A channel that can receive messages.
ReadableMessageChannel	A channel that can receive messages.
StreamChannel	A stream channel.
StreamSinkChannel	A stream sink channel.
StreamSourceChannel	A stream source channel.
SuspendableChannel	A suspendable bidirectional channel.
SuspendableReadChannel	A suspendable readable channel.
SuspendableWriteChannel	A suspendable writable channel.
TcpChannel	A TCP channel.
UdpChannel	A UDP channel.
UdpChannel.Key	A registration key for a multicast group.
WritableMessageChannel	A channel that can send messages.

Class Summary

ChannelInputStream	An input stream which reads from a stream source channel.
ChannelOutputStream	An output stream which writes to a stream sink channel.
Channels	A utility class containing static methods to convert from one channel type to another.
CommonOptions	Common channel options.
PlainChannelOption<T>	A plain channel option implementation.

Exception Summary

UnsupportedOptionException

An exception that is thrown when an invalid option is specified for a Configurable.

Package org.jboss.xnio.channels Description

Defines an enhanced set of channels. A channel is an abstraction representing a means of performing data transfer between processes and systems.

The channels provided by this package are extended beyond the basic NIO channels, including special channel types for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint message-oriented channels, multicast support, and generalized support for stream channels (such as serial ports).

In addition, these channels provide a simplified alternative to selectors by way of the SuspendableChannel interface. Rather than associating a channel with a selector, and subsequently imposing complex locking and usage restrictions on that association, you simply define a handler which informs the channel when the handler is ready to handle reads or writes on the channel.

See java.nio.channels for more information about channels.