InterruptibleChannel (Java Platform SE 8 )

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Channel, Closeable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractInterruptibleChannel, AbstractSelectableChannel, DatagramChannel, FileChannel, Pipe.SinkChannel, Pipe.SourceChannel, SelectableChannel, ServerSocketChannel, SocketChannel
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public interface InterruptibleChannel
extends Channel
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A channel that can be asynchronously closed and interrupted.
A channel that implements this interface is asynchronously closeable: If a thread is blocked in an I/O operation on an interruptible channel then another thread may invoke the channel's close method. This will cause the blocked thread to receive an AsynchronousCloseException.
A channel that implements this interface is also interruptible: If a thread is blocked in an I/O operation on an interruptible channel then another thread may invoke the blocked thread's interrupt method. This will cause the channel to be closed, the blocked thread to receive a ClosedByInterruptException, and the blocked thread's interrupt status to be set.
If a thread's interrupt status is already set and it invokes a blocking I/O operation upon a channel then the channel will be closed and the thread will immediately receive a ClosedByInterruptException; its interrupt status will remain set.
A channel supports asynchronous closing and interruption if, and only if, it implements this interface. This can be tested at runtime, if necessary, via the instanceof operator.

Since:

1.4

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method and Description
  
  void close()
  Closes this channel.
  - Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.Channel
    isOpen

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`close()` Closes this channel.

- Method Detail
  - close
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void close()
    throws IOException
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    Closes this channel.
    Any thread currently blocked in an I/O operation upon this channel will receive an AsynchronousCloseException.
    This method otherwise behaves exactly as specified by the Channel interface.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface AutoCloseable
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface Channel
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface Closeable
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - If an I/O error occurs

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Interface InterruptibleChannel

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface java.nio.channels.Channel

Method Detail

close