Added in API level 1

Summary: Protected Ctors | Methods | Inherited Methods

SelectableChannel

public abstract class SelectableChannel
extends AbstractInterruptibleChannel implements Channel

java.lang.Object
↳	java.nio.channels.spi.AbstractInterruptibleChannel
	↳	java.nio.channels.SelectableChannel

Known direct subclasses

AbstractSelectableChannel

AbstractSelectableChannel Base implementation class for selectable channels.

Known indirect subclasses

DatagramChannel, Pipe.SinkChannel, Pipe.SourceChannel, ServerSocketChannel, SocketChannel

DatagramChannel	A selectable channel for datagram-oriented sockets.
Pipe.SinkChannel	A channel representing the writable end of a `Pipe`.
Pipe.SourceChannel	A channel representing the readable end of a `Pipe`.
ServerSocketChannel	A selectable channel for stream-oriented listening sockets.
SocketChannel	A selectable channel for stream-oriented connecting sockets.

A channel that can be multiplexed via a Selector.

In order to be used with a selector, an instance of this class must first be registered via the register method. This method returns a new SelectionKey object that represents the channel's registration with the selector.

Once registered with a selector, a channel remains registered until it is deregistered. This involves deallocating whatever resources were allocated to the channel by the selector.

A channel cannot be deregistered directly; instead, the key representing its registration must be cancelled. Cancelling a key requests that the channel be deregistered during the selector's next selection operation. A key may be cancelled explicitly by invoking its cancel method. All of a channel's keys are cancelled implicitly when the channel is closed, whether by invoking its close method or by interrupting a thread blocked in an I/O operation upon the channel.

If the selector itself is closed then the channel will be deregistered, and the key representing its registration will be invalidated, without further delay.

A channel may be registered at most once with any particular selector.

Whether or not a channel is registered with one or more selectors may be determined by invoking the isRegistered method.

Selectable channels are safe for use by multiple concurrent threads.

Blocking mode

A selectable channel is either in blocking mode or in non-blocking mode. In blocking mode, every I/O operation invoked upon the channel will block until it completes. In non-blocking mode an I/O operation will never block and may transfer fewer bytes than were requested or possibly no bytes at all. The blocking mode of a selectable channel may be determined by invoking its isBlocking method.

Newly-created selectable channels are always in blocking mode. Non-blocking mode is most useful in conjunction with selector-based multiplexing. A channel must be placed into non-blocking mode before being registered with a selector, and may not be returned to blocking mode until it has been deregistered.

See also:

SelectionKey
Selector

Summary

Protected constructors
`SelectableChannel()` Initializes a new instance of this class.

Public methods
`abstract Object`	`blockingLock()` Retrieves the object upon which the `configureBlocking` and `register` methods synchronize.
`abstract SelectableChannel`	`configureBlocking(boolean block)` Adjusts this channel's blocking mode.
`abstract boolean`	`isBlocking()` Tells whether or not every I/O operation on this channel will block until it completes.
`abstract boolean`	`isRegistered()` Tells whether or not this channel is currently registered with any selectors.
`abstract SelectionKey`	`keyFor(Selector sel)` Retrieves the key representing the channel's registration with the given selector.
`abstract SelectorProvider`	`provider()` Returns the provider that created this channel.
`abstract SelectionKey`	`register(Selector sel, int ops, Object att)` Registers this channel with the given selector, returning a selection key.
`final SelectionKey`	`register(Selector sel, int ops)` Registers this channel with the given selector, returning a selection key.
`abstract int`	`validOps()` Returns an operation set identifying this channel's supported operations.

Inherited methods

From class


        
          java.nio.channels.spi.AbstractInterruptibleChannel

`final void`	`begin()` Marks the beginning of an I/O operation that might block indefinitely.
`final void`	`close()` Closes this channel.
`final void`	`end(boolean completed)` Marks the end of an I/O operation that might block indefinitely.
`abstract void`	`implCloseChannel()` Closes this channel.
`final boolean`	`isOpen()` Tells whether or not this channel is open.

From class


        
          java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

From interface


        
          java.nio.channels.Channel

`abstract void`	`close()` Closes this channel.
`abstract boolean`	`isOpen()` Tells whether or not this channel is open.

From interface


        
          java.nio.channels.InterruptibleChannel


      close()

Closes this channel.

From interface


        
          java.io.Closeable


      close()

Closes this stream and releases any system resources associated with it.

From interface


        
          java.lang.AutoCloseable


      close()

Closes this resource, relinquishing any underlying resources.

Protected constructors

SelectableChannel

Added in API level 1

protected SelectableChannel ()

Initializes a new instance of this class.

Public methods

blockingLock

Added in API level 1

public abstract Object blockingLock ()

Retrieves the object upon which the configureBlocking and register methods synchronize. This is often useful in the implementation of adaptors that require a specific blocking mode to be maintained for a short period of time.

Returns
`Object`	The blocking-mode lock object

configureBlocking

Added in API level 1

public abstract SelectableChannel configureBlocking (boolean block)

Adjusts this channel's blocking mode.

If this channel is registered with one or more selectors then an attempt to place it into blocking mode will cause an IllegalBlockingModeException to be thrown.

This method may be invoked at any time. The new blocking mode will only affect I/O operations that are initiated after this method returns. For some implementations this may require blocking until all pending I/O operations are complete.

If this method is invoked while another invocation of this method or of the register method is in progress then it will first block until the other operation is complete.

Parameters
`block`	`boolean`: If `true` then this channel will be placed in blocking mode; if `false` then it will be placed non-blocking mode

Returns
`SelectableChannel`	This selectable channel

Throws
`ClosedChannelException`	If this channel is closed
`IllegalBlockingModeException`	If `block` is `true` and this channel is registered with one or more selectors
`IOException`	If an I/O error occurs

isBlocking

Added in API level 1

public abstract boolean isBlocking ()

Tells whether or not every I/O operation on this channel will block until it completes. A newly-created channel is always in blocking mode.

If this channel is closed then the value returned by this method is not specified.

Returns
`boolean`	`true` if, and only if, this channel is in blocking mode

isRegistered

Added in API level 1

public abstract boolean isRegistered ()

Tells whether or not this channel is currently registered with any selectors. A newly-created channel is not registered.

Due to the inherent delay between key cancellation and channel deregistration, a channel may remain registered for some time after all of its keys have been cancelled. A channel may also remain registered for some time after it is closed.

Returns
`boolean`	`true` if, and only if, this channel is registered

keyFor

Added in API level 1

public abstract SelectionKey keyFor (Selector sel)

Retrieves the key representing the channel's registration with the given selector.

Parameters
`sel`	`Selector`: The selector

Returns
`SelectionKey`	The key returned when this channel was last registered with the given selector, or `null` if this channel is not currently registered with that selector

provider

Added in API level 1

public abstract SelectorProvider provider ()

Returns the provider that created this channel.

Returns
`SelectorProvider`	The provider that created this channel

register

Added in API level 1

public abstract SelectionKey register (Selector sel, 
                int ops, 
                Object att)

Registers this channel with the given selector, returning a selection key.

If this channel is currently registered with the given selector then the selection key representing that registration is returned. The key's interest set will have been changed to ops, as if by invoking the interestOps(int) method. If the att argument is not null then the key's attachment will have been set to that value. A CancelledKeyException will be thrown if the key has already been cancelled.

Otherwise this channel has not yet been registered with the given selector, so it is registered and the resulting new key is returned. The key's initial interest set will be ops and its attachment will be att.

This method may be invoked at any time. If this method is invoked while a selection operation is in progress then it has no effect upon that operation; the new registration or change to the key's interest set will be seen by the next selection operation. If this method is invoked while an invocation of configureBlocking is in progress then it will block until the channel's blocking mode has been adjusted.

If this channel is closed while this operation is in progress then the key returned by this method will have been cancelled and will therefore be invalid.

Parameters
`sel`	`Selector`: The selector with which this channel is to be registered
`ops`	`int`: The interest set for the resulting key
`att`	`Object`: The attachment for the resulting key; may be `null`

Returns
`SelectionKey`	A key representing the registration of this channel with the given selector

Throws
`ClosedChannelException`	If this channel is closed
`ClosedSelectorException`	If the selector is closed
`IllegalBlockingModeException`	If this channel is in blocking mode
`IllegalSelectorException`	If this channel was not created by the same provider as the given selector
`CancelledKeyException`	If this channel is currently registered with the given selector but the corresponding key has already been cancelled
`IllegalArgumentException`	If a bit in the `ops` set does not correspond to an operation that is supported by this channel, that is, if `set & ~validOps() != 0`

register

Added in API level 1

public final SelectionKey register (Selector sel, 
                int ops)

Registers this channel with the given selector, returning a selection key.

An invocation of this convenience method of the form

sc.register(sel, ops)

behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

sc.register(sel, ops, null)

Parameters
`sel`	`Selector`: The selector with which this channel is to be registered
`ops`	`int`: The interest set for the resulting key

Returns
`SelectionKey`	A key representing the registration of this channel with the given selector

Throws
`ClosedChannelException`	If this channel is closed
`ClosedSelectorException`	If the selector is closed
`IllegalBlockingModeException`	If this channel is in blocking mode
`IllegalSelectorException`	If this channel was not created by the same provider as the given selector
`CancelledKeyException`	If this channel is currently registered with the given selector but the corresponding key has already been cancelled
`IllegalArgumentException`	If a bit in `ops` does not correspond to an operation that is supported by this channel, that is, if `set & ~validOps() != 0`

validOps

Added in API level 1

public abstract int validOps ()

Returns an operation set identifying this channel's supported operations. The bits that are set in this integer value denote exactly the operations that are valid for this channel. This method always returns the same value for a given concrete channel class.

Returns
`int`	The valid-operation set