# Uses of Interface
java.nio.channels.ByteChannel

Packages that use ByteChannel
Package
Description
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.

## Uses of ByteChannel in java.nio.channels

Subinterfaces of ByteChannel in java.nio.channels
Modifier and Type
Interface
Description
`interface`
`SeekableByteChannel`
A byte channel that maintains a current position and allows the position to be changed.
Classes in java.nio.channels that implement ByteChannel
Modifier and Type
Class
Description
`class`
`DatagramChannel`
A selectable channel for datagram-oriented sockets.
`class`
`FileChannel`
A channel for reading, writing, mapping, and manipulating a file.
`class`
`SocketChannel`
A selectable channel for stream-oriented connecting sockets.