Uses of Package java.nio.channels (Java SE 26 & JDK 26)
Description: use: module: java.base, package: java.nio.channels

# Uses of Package
java.nio.channels

Packages that use java.nio.channels
Package
Description
com.sun.nio.sctp
A Java API for Stream Control Transport Protocol.
java.io
Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
java.lang
Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.net
Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
java.net.http
HTTP Client and WebSocket APIs
java.nio.channels
Defines channels, which represent connections to entities that are capable of performing I/O operations, such as files and sockets; defines selectors, for multiplexed, non-blocking I/O operations.
java.nio.channels.spi
Service-provider classes for the `java.nio.channels` package.
java.nio.file
Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
java.nio.file.spi
Service-provider classes for the `java.nio.file` package.
java.util
Contains the collections framework, some internationalization support classes, a service loader, properties, random number generation, string parsing and scanning classes, base64 encoding and decoding, a bit array, and several miscellaneous utility classes.
jdk.nio
Defines JDK-specific `channel` APIs.
jdk.nio.mapmode
JDK-specific map modes for use with FileChannel::map.

- Classes in java.nio.channels used by com.sun.nio.sctp
  Class
  Description
  Channel
  A nexus for I/O operations.
  InterruptibleChannel
  A channel that can be asynchronously closed and interrupted.
  SelectableChannel
  A channel that can be multiplexed via a `Selector`.
- Classes in java.nio.channels used by java.io
  Class
  Description
  FileChannel
  A channel for reading, writing, mapping, and manipulating a file.
- Classes in java.nio.channels used by java.lang
  Class
  Description
  Channel
  A nexus for I/O operations.
- Classes in java.nio.channels used by java.net
  Class
  Description
  DatagramChannel
  A selectable channel for datagram-oriented sockets.
  ServerSocketChannel
  A selectable channel for stream-oriented listening sockets.
  SocketChannel
  A selectable channel for stream-oriented connecting sockets.
- Classes in java.nio.channels used by java.net.http
  Class
  Description
  FileChannel
  A channel for reading, writing, mapping, and manipulating a file.
- Classes in java.nio.channels used by java.nio.channels
  Class
  Description
  AsynchronousByteChannel
  An asynchronous channel that can read and write bytes.
  AsynchronousChannel
  A channel that supports asynchronous I/O operations.
  AsynchronousChannelGroup
  A grouping of asynchronous channels for the purpose of resource sharing.
  AsynchronousCloseException
  Checked exception received by a thread when another thread closes the channel or the part of the channel upon which it is blocked in an I/O operation.
  AsynchronousFileChannel
  An asynchronous channel for reading, writing, and manipulating a file.
  AsynchronousServerSocketChannel
  An asynchronous channel for stream-oriented listening sockets.
  AsynchronousSocketChannel
  An asynchronous channel for stream-oriented connecting sockets.
  ByteChannel
  A channel that can read and write bytes.
  Channel
  A nexus for I/O operations.
  ClosedChannelException
  Checked exception thrown when an attempt is made to invoke or complete an I/O operation upon channel that is closed, or at least closed to that operation.
  CompletionHandler
  A handler for consuming the result of an asynchronous I/O operation.
  DatagramChannel
  A selectable channel for datagram-oriented sockets.
  FileChannel
  A channel for reading, writing, mapping, and manipulating a file.
  FileChannel.MapMode
  A file-mapping mode.
  FileLock
  A token representing a lock on a region of a file.
  GatheringByteChannel
  A channel that can write bytes from a sequence of buffers.
  InterruptibleChannel
  A channel that can be asynchronously closed and interrupted.
  MembershipKey
  A token representing the membership of an Internet Protocol (IP) multicast group.
  MulticastChannel
  A network channel that supports Internet Protocol (IP) multicasting.
  NetworkChannel
  A channel to a network socket.
  Pipe
  A pair of channels that implements a unidirectional pipe.
  Pipe.SinkChannel
  A channel representing the writable end of a `Pipe`.
  Pipe.SourceChannel
  A channel representing the readable end of a `Pipe`.
  ReadableByteChannel
  A channel that can read bytes.
  ScatteringByteChannel
  A channel that can read bytes into a sequence of buffers.
  SeekableByteChannel
  A byte channel that maintains a current position and allows the position to be changed.
  SelectableChannel
  A channel that can be multiplexed via a `Selector`.
  SelectionKey
  A token representing the registration of a `SelectableChannel` with a `Selector`.
  Selector
  A multiplexor of `SelectableChannel` objects.
  ServerSocketChannel
  A selectable channel for stream-oriented listening sockets.
  SocketChannel
  A selectable channel for stream-oriented connecting sockets.
  WritableByteChannel
  A channel that can write bytes.
- Classes in java.nio.channels used by java.nio.channels.spi
  Class
  Description
  AsynchronousChannelGroup
  A grouping of asynchronous channels for the purpose of resource sharing.
  AsynchronousCloseException
  Checked exception received by a thread when another thread closes the channel or the part of the channel upon which it is blocked in an I/O operation.
  AsynchronousServerSocketChannel
  An asynchronous channel for stream-oriented listening sockets.
  AsynchronousSocketChannel
  An asynchronous channel for stream-oriented connecting sockets.
  Channel
  A nexus for I/O operations.
  ClosedChannelException
  Checked exception thrown when an attempt is made to invoke or complete an I/O operation upon channel that is closed, or at least closed to that operation.
  DatagramChannel
  A selectable channel for datagram-oriented sockets.
  InterruptibleChannel
  A channel that can be asynchronously closed and interrupted.
  Pipe
  A pair of channels that implements a unidirectional pipe.
  SelectableChannel
  A channel that can be multiplexed via a `Selector`.
  SelectionKey
  A token representing the registration of a `SelectableChannel` with a `Selector`.
  Selector
  A multiplexor of `SelectableChannel` objects.
  ServerSocketChannel
  A selectable channel for stream-oriented listening sockets.
  SocketChannel
  A selectable channel for stream-oriented connecting sockets.
- Classes in java.nio.channels used by java.nio.file
  Class
  Description
  SeekableByteChannel
  A byte channel that maintains a current position and allows the position to be changed.
- Classes in java.nio.channels used by java.nio.file.spi
  Class
  Description
  AsynchronousFileChannel
  An asynchronous channel for reading, writing, and manipulating a file.
  FileChannel
  A channel for reading, writing, mapping, and manipulating a file.
  SeekableByteChannel
  A byte channel that maintains a current position and allows the position to be changed.
- Classes in java.nio.channels used by java.util
  Class
  Description
  ReadableByteChannel
  A channel that can read bytes.
- Classes in java.nio.channels used by jdk.nio
  Class
  Description
  SelectableChannel
  A channel that can be multiplexed via a `Selector`.
- Classes in java.nio.channels used by jdk.nio.mapmode
  Class
  Description
  FileChannel.MapMode
  A file-mapping mode.