Interface SocketOption<T>

Type Parameters:
T - The type of the socket option value.
All Known Subinterfaces:
SctpSocketOption<T>
public interface SocketOption<T>

A socket option associated with a socket.

In the channels package, the NetworkChannel interface defines the setOption and getOption methods to set and query the channel's socket options.

Since:
1.7
See Also:
StandardSocketOptions

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description
String name()

Returns the name of the socket option.
Class<T> type()

Returns the type of the socket option value.

Method Detail

name

String name()

Returns the name of the socket option.

Returns:
the name of the socket option

type

Class<T> type()

Returns the type of the socket option value.

Returns:
the type of the socket option value