java.nio.channels

## Class SocketChannel

- java.lang.Object
- - java.nio.channels.spi.AbstractInterruptibleChannel
  - - java.nio.channels.SelectableChannel
    - - java.nio.channels.spi.AbstractSelectableChannel
      - - java.nio.channels.SocketChannel

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Closeable, AutoCloseable, ByteChannel, Channel, GatheringByteChannel, InterruptibleChannel, NetworkChannel, ReadableByteChannel, ScatteringByteChannel, WritableByteChannel

      public abstract class SocketChannel
      extends AbstractSelectableChannel
      implements ByteChannel, ScatteringByteChannel, GatheringByteChannel, NetworkChannel

  A selectable channel for stream-oriented connecting sockets.

  A socket channel is created by invoking one of the `open` methods of this class. It is not possible to create a channel for an arbitrary, pre-existing socket. A newly-created socket channel is open but not yet connected. An attempt to invoke an I/O operation upon an unconnected channel will cause a `NotYetConnectedException` to be thrown. A socket channel can be connected by invoking its `connect` method; once connected, a socket channel remains connected until it is closed. Whether or not a socket channel is connected may be determined by invoking its `isConnected` method.

  Socket channels support non-blocking connection: A socket channel may be created and the process of establishing the link to the remote socket may be initiated via the `connect` method for later completion by the `finishConnect` method. Whether or not a connection operation is in progress may be determined by invoking the `isConnectionPending` method.

  Socket channels support asynchronous shutdown, which is similar to the asynchronous close operation specified in the `Channel` class. If the input side of a socket is shut down by one thread while another thread is blocked in a read operation on the socket's channel, then the read operation in the blocked thread will complete without reading any bytes and will return `-1`. If the output side of a socket is shut down by one thread while another thread is blocked in a write operation on the socket's channel, then the blocked thread will receive an `AsynchronousCloseException`.

  Socket options are configured using the `setOption` method. Socket channels support the following options:

  > Option Name | Description
  > --- | ---
  > `SO_SNDBUF` | The size of the socket send buffer
  > `SO_RCVBUF` | The size of the socket receive buffer
  > `SO_KEEPALIVE` | Keep connection alive
  > `SO_REUSEADDR` | Re-use address
  > `SO_LINGER` | Linger on close if data is present (when configured in blocking mode only)
  > `TCP_NODELAY` | Disable the Nagle algorithm

  Additional (implementation specific) options may also be supported.

  Socket channels are safe for use by multiple concurrent threads. They support concurrent reading and writing, though at most one thread may be reading and at most one thread may be writing at any given time. The `connect` and `finishConnect` methods are mutually synchronized against each other, and an attempt to initiate a read or write operation while an invocation of one of these methods is in progress will block until that invocation is complete.

  Since:
    1.4

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `SocketChannel(SelectorProvider provider)` Initializes a new instance of this class.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract SocketChannel` | `bind(SocketAddress local)` Binds the channel's socket to a local address.
    `abstract boolean` | `connect(SocketAddress remote)` Connects this channel's socket.
    `abstract boolean` | `finishConnect()` Finishes the process of connecting a socket channel.
    `abstract SocketAddress` | `getRemoteAddress()` Returns the remote address to which this channel's socket is connected.
    `abstract boolean` | `isConnected()` Tells whether or not this channel's network socket is connected.
    `abstract boolean` | `isConnectionPending()` Tells whether or not a connection operation is in progress on this channel.
    `static SocketChannel` | `open()` Opens a socket channel.
    `static SocketChannel` | `open(SocketAddress remote)` Opens a socket channel and connects it to a remote address.
    `abstract int` | `read(ByteBuffer dst)` Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into the given buffer.
    `long` | `read(ByteBuffer[] dsts)` Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into the given buffers.
    `abstract long` | `read(ByteBuffer[] dsts, int offset, int length)` Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into a subsequence of the given buffers.
    `abstract <T> SocketChannel` | `setOption(SocketOption<T> name, T value)` Sets the value of a socket option.
    `abstract SocketChannel` | `shutdownInput()` Shutdown the connection for reading without closing the channel.
    `abstract SocketChannel` | `shutdownOutput()` Shutdown the connection for writing without closing the channel.
    `abstract Socket` | `socket()` Retrieves a socket associated with this channel.
    `int` | `validOps()` Returns an operation set identifying this channel's supported operations.
    `abstract int` | `write(ByteBuffer src)` Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from the given buffer.
    `long` | `write(ByteBuffer[] srcs)` Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from the given buffers.
    `abstract long` | `write(ByteBuffer[] srcs, int offset, int length)` Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from a subsequence of the given buffers.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.nio.channels.spi.AbstractSelectableChannel

      `blockingLock, configureBlocking, implCloseChannel, implCloseSelectableChannel, implConfigureBlocking, isBlocking, isRegistered, keyFor, provider, register`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.nio.channels.SelectableChannel

      `register`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.nio.channels.spi.AbstractInterruptibleChannel

      `begin, close, end, isOpen`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.Channel

      `close, isOpen`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel

      `getLocalAddress, getOption, supportedOptions`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### SocketChannel

          protected SocketChannel(SelectorProvider provider)

      Initializes a new instance of this class.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### open

          public static SocketChannel open()
                                    throws IOException

      Opens a socket channel.

      The new channel is created by invoking the `openSocketChannel` method of the system-wide default `SelectorProvider` object.

      Returns:
        A new socket channel
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs

    - #### open

          public static SocketChannel open(SocketAddress remote)
                                    throws IOException

      Opens a socket channel and connects it to a remote address.

      This convenience method works as if by invoking the `open()` method, invoking the `connect` method upon the resulting socket channel, passing it `remote`, and then returning that channel.

      Parameters:
        `remote` - The remote address to which the new channel is to be connected
      Throws:
        `AsynchronousCloseException` - If another thread closes this channel while the connect operation is in progress
        `ClosedByInterruptException` - If another thread interrupts the current thread while the connect operation is in progress, thereby closing the channel and setting the current thread's interrupt status
        `UnresolvedAddressException` - If the given remote address is not fully resolved
        `UnsupportedAddressTypeException` - If the type of the given remote address is not supported
        `SecurityException` - If a security manager has been installed and it does not permit access to the given remote endpoint
        `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs

    - #### validOps

          public final int validOps()

      Returns an operation set identifying this channel's supported operations.

      Socket channels support connecting, reading, and writing, so this method returns `(``SelectionKey.OP_CONNECT` `|` `SelectionKey.OP_READ` `|` `SelectionKey.OP_WRITE``)`.

      Specified by:
        `validOps` in class `SelectableChannel`
      Returns:
        The valid-operation set

    - #### bind

          public abstract SocketChannel bind(SocketAddress local)
                                      throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `NetworkChannel`
      Binds the channel's socket to a local address.

      This method is used to establish an association between the socket and a local address. Once an association is established then the socket remains bound until the channel is closed. If the `local` parameter has the value `null` then the socket will be bound to an address that is assigned automatically.

      Specified by:
        `bind` in interface `NetworkChannel`
      Parameters:
        `local` - The address to bind the socket, or `null` to bind the socket to an automatically assigned socket address
      Returns:
        This channel
      Throws:
        `ConnectionPendingException` - If a non-blocking connect operation is already in progress on this channel
        `AlreadyBoundException` - If the socket is already bound
        `UnsupportedAddressTypeException` - If the type of the given address is not supported
        `ClosedChannelException` - If the channel is closed
        `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs
      Since:
        1.7
      See Also:
        `NetworkChannel.getLocalAddress()`

    - #### setOption

          public abstract <T> SocketChannel setOption(SocketOption<T> name,
                                    T value)
                                           throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `NetworkChannel`
      Sets the value of a socket option.
      Specified by:
        `setOption` in interface `NetworkChannel`
      Parameters:
        `name` - The socket option
        `value` - The value of the socket option. A value of `null` may be a valid value for some socket options.
      Returns:
        This channel
      Throws:
        `UnsupportedOperationException` - If the socket option is not supported by this channel
        `IllegalArgumentException` - If the value is not a valid value for this socket option
        `ClosedChannelException` - If this channel is closed
        `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs
      Since:
        1.7
      See Also:
        `StandardSocketOptions`

    - #### shutdownInput

          public abstract SocketChannel shutdownInput()
                                               throws IOException

      Shutdown the connection for reading without closing the channel.

      Once shutdown for reading then further reads on the channel will return `-1`, the end-of-stream indication. If the input side of the connection is already shutdown then invoking this method has no effect.

      Returns:
        The channel
      Throws:
        `NotYetConnectedException` - If this channel is not yet connected
        `ClosedChannelException` - If this channel is closed
        `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs
      Since:
        1.7

    - #### shutdownOutput

          public abstract SocketChannel shutdownOutput()
                                                throws IOException

      Shutdown the connection for writing without closing the channel.

      Once shutdown for writing then further attempts to write to the channel will throw `ClosedChannelException`. If the output side of the connection is already shutdown then invoking this method has no effect.

      Returns:
        The channel
      Throws:
        `NotYetConnectedException` - If this channel is not yet connected
        `ClosedChannelException` - If this channel is closed
        `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs
      Since:
        1.7

    - #### socket

          public abstract Socket socket()

      Retrieves a socket associated with this channel.

      The returned object will not declare any public methods that are not declared in the `Socket` class.

      Returns:
        A socket associated with this channel

    - #### isConnected

          public abstract boolean isConnected()

      Tells whether or not this channel's network socket is connected.
      Returns:
        `true` if, and only if, this channel's network socket is `open` and connected

    - #### isConnectionPending

          public abstract boolean isConnectionPending()

      Tells whether or not a connection operation is in progress on this channel.
      Returns:
        `true` if, and only if, a connection operation has been initiated on this channel but not yet completed by invoking the `finishConnect` method

    - #### connect

          public abstract boolean connect(SocketAddress remote)
                                   throws IOException

      Connects this channel's socket.

      If this channel is in non-blocking mode then an invocation of this method initiates a non-blocking connection operation. If the connection is established immediately, as can happen with a local connection, then this method returns `true`. Otherwise this method returns `false` and the connection operation must later be completed by invoking the `finishConnect` method.

      If this channel is in blocking mode then an invocation of this method will block until the connection is established or an I/O error occurs.

      This method performs exactly the same security checks as the `Socket` class. That is, if a security manager has been installed then this method verifies that its `checkConnect` method permits connecting to the address and port number of the given remote endpoint.

      This method may be invoked at any time. If a read or write operation upon this channel is invoked while an invocation of this method is in progress then that operation will first block until this invocation is complete. If a connection attempt is initiated but fails, that is, if an invocation of this method throws a checked exception, then the channel will be closed.

      Parameters:
        `remote` - The remote address to which this channel is to be connected
      Returns:
        `true` if a connection was established, `false` if this channel is in non-blocking mode and the connection operation is in progress
      Throws:
        `AlreadyConnectedException` - If this channel is already connected
        `ConnectionPendingException` - If a non-blocking connection operation is already in progress on this channel
        `ClosedChannelException` - If this channel is closed
        `AsynchronousCloseException` - If another thread closes this channel while the connect operation is in progress
        `ClosedByInterruptException` - If another thread interrupts the current thread while the connect operation is in progress, thereby closing the channel and setting the current thread's interrupt status
        `UnresolvedAddressException` - If the given remote address is not fully resolved
        `UnsupportedAddressTypeException` - If the type of the given remote address is not supported
        `SecurityException` - If a security manager has been installed and it does not permit access to the given remote endpoint
        `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs

    - #### finishConnect

          public abstract boolean finishConnect()
                                         throws IOException

      Finishes the process of connecting a socket channel.

      A non-blocking connection operation is initiated by placing a socket channel in non-blocking mode and then invoking its `connect` method. Once the connection is established, or the attempt has failed, the socket channel will become connectable and this method may be invoked to complete the connection sequence. If the connection operation failed then invoking this method will cause an appropriate `IOException` to be thrown.

      If this channel is already connected then this method will not block and will immediately return `true`. If this channel is in non-blocking mode then this method will return `false` if the connection process is not yet complete. If this channel is in blocking mode then this method will block until the connection either completes or fails, and will always either return `true` or throw a checked exception describing the failure.

      This method may be invoked at any time. If a read or write operation upon this channel is invoked while an invocation of this method is in progress then that operation will first block until this invocation is complete. If a connection attempt fails, that is, if an invocation of this method throws a checked exception, then the channel will be closed.

      Returns:
        `true` if, and only if, this channel's socket is now connected
      Throws:
        `NoConnectionPendingException` - If this channel is not connected and a connection operation has not been initiated
        `ClosedChannelException` - If this channel is closed
        `AsynchronousCloseException` - If another thread closes this channel while the connect operation is in progress
        `ClosedByInterruptException` - If another thread interrupts the current thread while the connect operation is in progress, thereby closing the channel and setting the current thread's interrupt status
        `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs

    - #### getRemoteAddress

          public abstract SocketAddress getRemoteAddress()
                                                  throws IOException

      Returns the remote address to which this channel's socket is connected.

      Where the channel is bound and connected to an Internet Protocol socket address then the return value from this method is of type `InetSocketAddress`.

      Returns:
        The remote address; `null` if the channel's socket is not connected
      Throws:
        `ClosedChannelException` - If the channel is closed
        `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs
      Since:
        1.7

    - #### read

          public abstract int read(ByteBuffer dst)
                            throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `ReadableByteChannel`
      Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into the given buffer.

      An attempt is made to read up to r bytes from the channel, where r is the number of bytes remaining in the buffer, that is, `dst.remaining()`, at the moment this method is invoked.

      Suppose that a byte sequence of length n is read, where `0` `<=` n `<=` r. This byte sequence will be transferred into the buffer so that the first byte in the sequence is at index p and the last byte is at index p `+` n `-` `1`, where p is the buffer's position at the moment this method is invoked. Upon return the buffer's position will be equal to p `+` n; its limit will not have changed.

      A read operation might not fill the buffer, and in fact it might not read any bytes at all. Whether or not it does so depends upon the nature and state of the channel. A socket channel in non-blocking mode, for example, cannot read any more bytes than are immediately available from the socket's input buffer; similarly, a file channel cannot read any more bytes than remain in the file. It is guaranteed, however, that if a channel is in blocking mode and there is at least one byte remaining in the buffer then this method will block until at least one byte is read.

      This method may be invoked at any time. If another thread has already initiated a read operation upon this channel, however, then an invocation of this method will block until the first operation is complete.

      Specified by:
        `read` in interface `ReadableByteChannel`
      Parameters:
        `dst` - The buffer into which bytes are to be transferred
      Returns:
        The number of bytes read, possibly zero, or `-1` if the channel has reached end-of-stream
      Throws:
        `NotYetConnectedException` - If this channel is not yet connected
        `ClosedChannelException` - If this channel is closed
        `AsynchronousCloseException` - If another thread closes this channel while the read operation is in progress
        `ClosedByInterruptException` - If another thread interrupts the current thread while the read operation is in progress, thereby closing the channel and setting the current thread's interrupt status
        `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs

    - #### read

          public abstract long read(ByteBuffer[] dsts,
                  int offset,
                  int length)
                             throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `ScatteringByteChannel`
      Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into a subsequence of the given buffers.

      An invocation of this method attempts to read up to r bytes from this channel, where r is the total number of bytes remaining the specified subsequence of the given buffer array, that is,

      >      dsts[offset].remaining()
      >          + dsts[offset+1].remaining()
      >          + ... + dsts[offset+length-1].remaining()

      at the moment that this method is invoked.

      Suppose that a byte sequence of length n is read, where `0` `<=` n `<=` r. Up to the first `dsts[offset].remaining()` bytes of this sequence are transferred into buffer `dsts[offset]`, up to the next `dsts[offset+1].remaining()` bytes are transferred into buffer `dsts[offset+1]`, and so forth, until the entire byte sequence is transferred into the given buffers. As many bytes as possible are transferred into each buffer, hence the final position of each updated buffer, except the last updated buffer, is guaranteed to be equal to that buffer's limit.

      This method may be invoked at any time. If another thread has already initiated a read operation upon this channel, however, then an invocation of this method will block until the first operation is complete.

      Specified by:
        `read` in interface `ScatteringByteChannel`
      Parameters:
        `dsts` - The buffers into which bytes are to be transferred
        `offset` - The offset within the buffer array of the first buffer into which bytes are to be transferred; must be non-negative and no larger than `dsts.length`
        `length` - The maximum number of buffers to be accessed; must be non-negative and no larger than `dsts.length` - `offset`
      Returns:
        The number of bytes read, possibly zero, or `-1` if the channel has reached end-of-stream
      Throws:
        `NotYetConnectedException` - If this channel is not yet connected
        `ClosedChannelException` - If this channel is closed
        `AsynchronousCloseException` - If another thread closes this channel while the read operation is in progress
        `ClosedByInterruptException` - If another thread interrupts the current thread while the read operation is in progress, thereby closing the channel and setting the current thread's interrupt status
        `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs

    - #### read

          public final long read(ByteBuffer[] dsts)
                          throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `ScatteringByteChannel`
      Reads a sequence of bytes from this channel into the given buffers.

      An invocation of this method of the form `c.read(dsts)` behaves in exactly the same manner as the invocation

      >      c.read(dsts, 0, dsts.length);

      Specified by:
        `read` in interface `ScatteringByteChannel`
      Parameters:
        `dsts` - The buffers into which bytes are to be transferred
      Returns:
        The number of bytes read, possibly zero, or `-1` if the channel has reached end-of-stream
      Throws:
        `NotYetConnectedException` - If this channel is not yet connected
        `ClosedChannelException` - If this channel is closed
        `AsynchronousCloseException` - If another thread closes this channel while the read operation is in progress
        `ClosedByInterruptException` - If another thread interrupts the current thread while the read operation is in progress, thereby closing the channel and setting the current thread's interrupt status
        `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs

    - #### write

          public abstract int write(ByteBuffer src)
                             throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `WritableByteChannel`
      Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from the given buffer.

      An attempt is made to write up to r bytes to the channel, where r is the number of bytes remaining in the buffer, that is, `src.remaining()`, at the moment this method is invoked.

      Suppose that a byte sequence of length n is written, where `0` `<=` n `<=` r. This byte sequence will be transferred from the buffer starting at index p, where p is the buffer's position at the moment this method is invoked; the index of the last byte written will be p `+` n `-` `1`. Upon return the buffer's position will be equal to p `+` n; its limit will not have changed.

      Unless otherwise specified, a write operation will return only after writing all of the r requested bytes. Some types of channels, depending upon their state, may write only some of the bytes or possibly none at all. A socket channel in non-blocking mode, for example, cannot write any more bytes than are free in the socket's output buffer.

      This method may be invoked at any time. If another thread has already initiated a write operation upon this channel, however, then an invocation of this method will block until the first operation is complete.

      Specified by:
        `write` in interface `WritableByteChannel`
      Parameters:
        `src` - The buffer from which bytes are to be retrieved
      Returns:
        The number of bytes written, possibly zero
      Throws:
        `NotYetConnectedException` - If this channel is not yet connected
        `ClosedChannelException` - If this channel is closed
        `AsynchronousCloseException` - If another thread closes this channel while the write operation is in progress
        `ClosedByInterruptException` - If another thread interrupts the current thread while the write operation is in progress, thereby closing the channel and setting the current thread's interrupt status
        `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs

    - #### write

          public abstract long write(ByteBuffer[] srcs,
                   int offset,
                   int length)
                              throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `GatheringByteChannel`
      Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from a subsequence of the given buffers.

      An attempt is made to write up to r bytes to this channel, where r is the total number of bytes remaining in the specified subsequence of the given buffer array, that is,

      >      srcs[offset].remaining()
      >          + srcs[offset+1].remaining()
      >          + ... + srcs[offset+length-1].remaining()

      at the moment that this method is invoked.

      Suppose that a byte sequence of length n is written, where `0` `<=` n `<=` r. Up to the first `srcs[offset].remaining()` bytes of this sequence are written from buffer `srcs[offset]`, up to the next `srcs[offset+1].remaining()` bytes are written from buffer `srcs[offset+1]`, and so forth, until the entire byte sequence is written. As many bytes as possible are written from each buffer, hence the final position of each updated buffer, except the last updated buffer, is guaranteed to be equal to that buffer's limit.

      Unless otherwise specified, a write operation will return only after writing all of the r requested bytes. Some types of channels, depending upon their state, may write only some of the bytes or possibly none at all. A socket channel in non-blocking mode, for example, cannot write any more bytes than are free in the socket's output buffer.

      This method may be invoked at any time. If another thread has already initiated a write operation upon this channel, however, then an invocation of this method will block until the first operation is complete.

      Specified by:
        `write` in interface `GatheringByteChannel`
      Parameters:
        `srcs` - The buffers from which bytes are to be retrieved
        `offset` - The offset within the buffer array of the first buffer from which bytes are to be retrieved; must be non-negative and no larger than `srcs.length`
        `length` - The maximum number of buffers to be accessed; must be non-negative and no larger than `srcs.length` - `offset`
      Returns:
        The number of bytes written, possibly zero
      Throws:
        `NotYetConnectedException` - If this channel is not yet connected
        `ClosedChannelException` - If this channel is closed
        `AsynchronousCloseException` - If another thread closes this channel while the write operation is in progress
        `ClosedByInterruptException` - If another thread interrupts the current thread while the write operation is in progress, thereby closing the channel and setting the current thread's interrupt status
        `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs

    - #### write

          public final long write(ByteBuffer[] srcs)
                           throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `GatheringByteChannel`
      Writes a sequence of bytes to this channel from the given buffers.

      An invocation of this method of the form `c.write(srcs)` behaves in exactly the same manner as the invocation

      >      c.write(srcs, 0, srcs.length);

      Specified by:
        `write` in interface `GatheringByteChannel`
      Parameters:
        `srcs` - The buffers from which bytes are to be retrieved
      Returns:
        The number of bytes written, possibly zero
      Throws:
        `NotYetConnectedException` - If this channel is not yet connected
        `ClosedChannelException` - If this channel is closed
        `AsynchronousCloseException` - If another thread closes this channel while the write operation is in progress
        `ClosedByInterruptException` - If another thread interrupts the current thread while the write operation is in progress, thereby closing the channel and setting the current thread's interrupt status
        `IOException` - If some other I/O error occurs

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