java.nio.channels

## Interface ByteChannel

- All Superinterfaces:
    Channel, Closeable, ReadableByteChannel, WritableByteChannel
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    DatagramChannel, FileChannel, SocketChannel

      public interface ByteChannel
      extends ReadableByteChannel, WritableByteChannel

  A channel that can read and write bytes. This interface simply unifies `ReadableByteChannel` and `WritableByteChannel`; it does not specify any new operations.
  Since:
    1.4

- - ### Method Summary

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

      `read`

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

      `write`

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

      `close, isOpen`

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