Uses of Class java.nio.channels.spi.SelectorProvider (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.nio.channels.spi.SelectorProvider

- Packages that use SelectorProvider
  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.channels`` package.

- - ### Uses of SelectorProvider in java.nio.channels

    Methods in java.nio.channels that return SelectorProvider
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract SelectorProvider` | SelectableChannel.`provider()` Returns the provider that created this channel.
    `abstract SelectorProvider` | Selector.`provider()` Returns the provider that created this channel.

    Constructors in java.nio.channels with parameters of type SelectorProvider
    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.

  - ### Uses of SelectorProvider in java.nio.channels.spi

    Methods in java.nio.channels.spi that return SelectorProvider
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `SelectorProvider` | AbstractSelector.`provider()` Returns the provider that created this channel.
    `SelectorProvider` | AbstractSelectableChannel.`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.

    Constructors in java.nio.channels.spi with parameters of type SelectorProvider
    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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