## Uses of Class
com.sun.nio.sctp.Association

Packages that use Association
com.sun.nio.sctp: A Java API for Stream Control Transport Protocol.

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

Methods in com.sun.nio.sctp that return Association
`abstract Association` AssociationChangeNotification.`association()` Returns the association that this notification is applicable to.
`abstract Association` MessageInfo.`association()` Returns the association that the message was received on, if the message has been received, otherwise the association that the message is to be sent on.
`Association` Notification.`association()` Returns the association that this notification is applicable to.
`abstract Association` PeerAddressChangeNotification.`association()` Returns the association that this notification is applicable to.
`abstract Association` SctpChannel.`association()` Returns the association on this channel's socket.
`abstract Association` SendFailedNotification.`association()` Returns the association that this notification is applicable to.
`abstract Association` ShutdownNotification.`association()` Returns the association that this notification is applicable to.

Methods in com.sun.nio.sctp that return types with arguments of type Association
`abstract Set<Association>` SctpMultiChannel.`associations()` Returns the open associations on this channel's socket.

Methods in com.sun.nio.sctp with parameters of type Association
`abstract SctpChannel` SctpMultiChannel.`branch​(Association association)` Branches off an association.
`static MessageInfo` MessageInfo.`createOutgoing​(Association association, SocketAddress address, int streamNumber)` Creates a `MessageInfo` instance suitable for use when sending a message to a given association.
`abstract <T> T` SctpMultiChannel.`getOption​(SctpSocketOption<T> name, Association association)` Returns the value of a socket option.
`abstract Set<SocketAddress>` SctpMultiChannel.`getRemoteAddresses​(Association association)` Returns all of the remote addresses to which the given association on this channel's socket is connected.
`abstract <T> SctpMultiChannel` SctpMultiChannel.`setOption​(SctpSocketOption<T> name, T value, Association association)` Sets the value of a socket option.
`abstract SctpMultiChannel` SctpMultiChannel.`shutdown​(Association association)` Shutdown an association without closing the channel.