## Uses of Class
java.nio.channels.FileChannel

Packages that use FileChannel
java.io: Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
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.file.spi: Service-provider classes for the `java.nio.file` package.

### Uses of FileChannel in java.io

Methods in java.io that return FileChannel
`FileChannel` FileInputStream.`getChannel()` Returns the unique `FileChannel` object associated with this file input stream.
`FileChannel` FileOutputStream.`getChannel()` Returns the unique `FileChannel` object associated with this file output stream.
`FileChannel` RandomAccessFile.`getChannel()` Returns the unique `FileChannel` object associated with this file.

### Uses of FileChannel in java.nio.channels

Methods in java.nio.channels that return FileChannel
`FileChannel` FileLock.`channel()` Returns the file channel upon whose file this lock was acquired.
`static FileChannel` FileChannel.`open(Path path, OpenOption... options)` Opens or creates a file, returning a file channel to access the file.
`static FileChannel` FileChannel.`open(Path path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options, FileAttribute<?>... attrs)` Opens or creates a file, returning a file channel to access the file.
`abstract FileChannel` FileChannel.`position(long newPosition)` Sets this channel's file position.
`abstract FileChannel` FileChannel.`truncate(long size)` Truncates this channel's file to the given size.

Constructors in java.nio.channels with parameters of type FileChannel
Constructor and Description
`FileLock(FileChannel channel, long position, long size, boolean shared)` Initializes a new instance of this class.

### Uses of FileChannel in java.nio.file.spi

Methods in java.nio.file.spi that return FileChannel
`FileChannel` FileSystemProvider.`newFileChannel(Path path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options, FileAttribute<?>... attrs)` Opens or creates a file for reading and/or writing, returning a file channel to access the file.