| 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 | 
|---|---|
| AsynchronousChannelProvider | AsynchronousSocketChannel. provider()Returns the provider that created this channel. | 
| AsynchronousChannelProvider | AsynchronousServerSocketChannel. provider()Returns the provider that created this channel. | 
| AsynchronousChannelProvider | AsynchronousChannelGroup. provider()Returns the provider that created this channel group. | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| AsynchronousChannelGroup(AsynchronousChannelProvider provider)Initialize a new instance of this class. | 
| AsynchronousServerSocketChannel(AsynchronousChannelProvider provider)Initializes a new instance of this class. | 
| AsynchronousSocketChannel(AsynchronousChannelProvider provider)Initializes a new instance of this class. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| static AsynchronousChannelProvider | AsynchronousChannelProvider. provider()Returns the system-wide default asynchronous channel provider for this
 invocation of the Java virtual machine. | 
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