# Uses of Class
java.nio.channels.SelectableChannel

Packages that use SelectableChannel
Package
Description
com.sun.nio.sctp
A Java API for Stream Control Transport Protocol.
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.
jdk.nio
Defines JDK-specific `channel` APIs.

## Uses of SelectableChannel in com.sun.nio.sctp

Subclasses of SelectableChannel in com.sun.nio.sctp
Modifier and Type
Class
Description
`class`
`SctpChannel`
A selectable channel for message-oriented connected SCTP sockets.
`class`
`SctpMultiChannel`
A selectable channel for message-oriented SCTP sockets.
`class`
`SctpServerChannel`
A selectable channel for message-oriented listening SCTP sockets.

## Uses of SelectableChannel in java.nio.channels

Subclasses of SelectableChannel in java.nio.channels
Modifier and Type
Class
Description
`class`
`DatagramChannel`
A selectable channel for datagram-oriented sockets.
`static class`
`Pipe.SinkChannel`
A channel representing the writable end of a `Pipe`.
`static class`
`Pipe.SourceChannel`
A channel representing the readable end of a `Pipe`.
`class`
`ServerSocketChannel`
A selectable channel for stream-oriented listening sockets.
`class`
`SocketChannel`
A selectable channel for stream-oriented connecting sockets.
Methods in java.nio.channels that return SelectableChannel
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`abstract SelectableChannel`
SelectionKey.`channel()`
Returns the channel for which this key was created.
`abstract SelectableChannel`
SelectableChannel.`configureBlocking(boolean block)`
Adjusts this channel's blocking mode.

## Uses of SelectableChannel in java.nio.channels.spi

Subclasses of SelectableChannel in java.nio.channels.spi
Modifier and Type
Class
Description
`class`
`AbstractSelectableChannel`
Base implementation class for selectable channels.
Methods in java.nio.channels.spi that return SelectableChannel
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`final SelectableChannel`
AbstractSelectableChannel.`configureBlocking(boolean block)`
Adjusts this channel's blocking mode.

## Uses of SelectableChannel in jdk.nio

Methods in jdk.nio that return SelectableChannel
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static SelectableChannel`
Channels.`readWriteSelectableChannel(FileDescriptor fd, Channels.SelectableChannelCloser closer)`
Creates a selectable channel to a file descriptor that supports an `operation-set` of `OP_READ` and `OP_WRITE`.
Methods in jdk.nio with parameters of type SelectableChannel
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
Channels.SelectableChannelCloser.`implCloseChannel(SelectableChannel sc)`
Closes a selectable channel.
`void`
Channels.SelectableChannelCloser.`implReleaseChannel(SelectableChannel sc)`
Release the file descriptor and any resources for a selectable channel that closed while registered with one or more `Selector`s.