| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| 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.channels.spi | Service-provider classes for the  java.nio.channelspackage. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| abstract SelectorProvider | Selector. provider()Returns the provider that created this channel. | 
| abstract SelectorProvider | SelectableChannel. provider()Returns the provider that created this channel. | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| DatagramChannel(SelectorProvider provider)Initializes a new instance of this class. | 
| ServerSocketChannel(SelectorProvider provider)Initializes a new instance of this class. | 
| SinkChannel(SelectorProvider provider)Initializes a new instance of this class. | 
| SocketChannel(SelectorProvider provider)Initializes a new instance of this class. | 
| SourceChannel(SelectorProvider provider)Constructs a new instance of this class. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| SelectorProvider | AbstractSelector. provider()Returns the provider that created this channel. | 
| static SelectorProvider | SelectorProvider. provider()Returns the system-wide default selector provider for this invocation of
 the Java virtual machine. | 
| SelectorProvider | AbstractSelectableChannel. provider()Returns the provider that created this channel. | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| AbstractSelectableChannel(SelectorProvider provider)Initializes a new instance of this class. | 
| AbstractSelector(SelectorProvider provider)Initializes a new instance of this class. | 
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