| java.nio.channels.ByteChannel | 
    
|  Known Indirect Subclasses 
      
      
  
        
              | DatagramChannel | A DatagramChannelis a selectable channel that represents a partial
 abstraction of a datagram socket. |  
              | FileChannel | An abstract channel type for interaction with a platform file. |  
              | SocketChannel | A SocketChannelis a selectable channel that provides a partial
 abstraction of stream connecting socket. |  | 
Class Overview
A ByteChannel is both readable and writable.
 
 The methods for the byte channel are precisely those defined by readable and
 writable byte channels.