# Uses of Package
java.nio

Packages that use java.nio
Package | Description
--- | ---
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.nio | Defines buffers, which are containers for data, and provides an overview of the other NIO packages.
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.charset | Defines charsets, decoders, and encoders, for translating between bytes and Unicode characters.
java.security | Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
javax.crypto | Provides the classes and interfaces for cryptographic operations.
javax.imageio.stream | A package of the Java Image I/O API dealing with low-level I/O from files and streams.
javax.net.ssl | Provides classes for the secure socket package.

Classes in java.nio used by java.io
Class and Description
CharBuffer A character buffer.

Classes in java.nio used by java.lang
Class and Description
ByteBuffer A byte buffer.
CharBuffer A character buffer.

Classes in java.nio used by java.nio
Class and Description
Buffer A container for data of a specific primitive type.
ByteBuffer A byte buffer.
ByteOrder A typesafe enumeration for byte orders.
CharBuffer A character buffer.
DoubleBuffer A double buffer.
FloatBuffer A float buffer.
IntBuffer An int buffer.
LongBuffer A long buffer.
MappedByteBuffer A direct byte buffer whose content is a memory-mapped region of a file.
ShortBuffer A short buffer.

Classes in java.nio used by java.nio.channels
Class and Description
ByteBuffer A byte buffer.
MappedByteBuffer A direct byte buffer whose content is a memory-mapped region of a file.

Classes in java.nio used by java.nio.charset
Class and Description
ByteBuffer A byte buffer.
CharBuffer A character buffer.

Classes in java.nio used by java.security
Class and Description
ByteBuffer A byte buffer.

Classes in java.nio used by javax.crypto
Class and Description
ByteBuffer A byte buffer.

Classes in java.nio used by javax.imageio.stream
Class and Description
ByteOrder A typesafe enumeration for byte orders.

Classes in java.nio used by javax.net.ssl
Class and Description
ByteBuffer A byte buffer.

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