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

## Uses of Class
java.nio.channels.ServerSocketChannel

- Packages that use ServerSocketChannel
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.net | Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
  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 ServerSocketChannel in java.net

    Methods in java.net that return ServerSocketChannel
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ServerSocketChannel` | ServerSocket.`getChannel()` Returns the unique `ServerSocketChannel` object associated with this socket, if any.

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

    Methods in java.nio.channels that return ServerSocketChannel
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ServerSocketChannel` | ServerSocketChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local)` Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for connections.
    `abstract ServerSocketChannel` | ServerSocketChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local, int backlog)` Binds the channel's socket to a local address and configures the socket to listen for connections.
    `static ServerSocketChannel` | ServerSocketChannel.`open()` Opens a server-socket channel.
    `abstract <T> ServerSocketChannel` | ServerSocketChannel.`setOption(SocketOption<T> name, T value)`

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

    Methods in java.nio.channels.spi that return ServerSocketChannel
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract ServerSocketChannel` | SelectorProvider.`openServerSocketChannel()` Opens a server-socket channel.

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