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

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

- Packages that use AsynchronousSocketChannel
  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 AsynchronousSocketChannel in java.nio.channels

    Methods in java.nio.channels that return AsynchronousSocketChannel
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract AsynchronousSocketChannel` | AsynchronousSocketChannel.`bind(SocketAddress local)`
    `static AsynchronousSocketChannel` | AsynchronousSocketChannel.`open()` Opens an asynchronous socket channel.
    `static AsynchronousSocketChannel` | AsynchronousSocketChannel.`open(AsynchronousChannelGroup group)` Opens an asynchronous socket channel.
    `abstract <T> AsynchronousSocketChannel` | AsynchronousSocketChannel.`setOption(SocketOption<T> name, T value)`
    `abstract AsynchronousSocketChannel` | AsynchronousSocketChannel.`shutdownInput()` Shutdown the connection for reading without closing the channel.
    `abstract AsynchronousSocketChannel` | AsynchronousSocketChannel.`shutdownOutput()` Shutdown the connection for writing without closing the channel.

    Methods in java.nio.channels that return types with arguments of type AsynchronousSocketChannel
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract Future<AsynchronousSocketChannel>` | AsynchronousServerSocketChannel.`accept()` Accepts a connection.

    Method parameters in java.nio.channels with type arguments of type AsynchronousSocketChannel
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract <A> void` | AsynchronousServerSocketChannel.`accept(A attachment, CompletionHandler<AsynchronousSocketChannel,? super A> handler)` Accepts a connection.

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

    Methods in java.nio.channels.spi that return AsynchronousSocketChannel
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract AsynchronousSocketChannel` | AsynchronousChannelProvider.`openAsynchronousSocketChannel(AsynchronousChannelGroup group)` Opens an asynchronous socket channel.

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