Java Glossary : Channel

Java definitions: 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

You are here : home : Java Glossary : C words : Channel.

Channel: Channel is a generic term. The most familiar use is in television, where many broadcasting stations share the same cable into the TV set. By tuning in to the right frequency, you pick up just the desired broadcast channel.
In Java 1.4+, Channel has a more specific meaning. Is the root interface of a family of interfaces implemented by the new classes: DatagramChannel (which lets you work at the UDP datagram level), FileChannel (which lets you do locks, and memory mapping), and SocketChannel (which lets you shutdown input or output temporarily, and lets you monitor the progress of setting up the connection).

home	Canadian Mind Products
	mindprod.com IP:[24.87.56.253]
	Your IP:[80.134.30.163]
	You are visitor number 782.
	Please send errors, omissions and suggestions
	to improve this page to Roedy Green.
	You can get a fresh copy of this page from:	or possibly from your local J: drive mirror:
	http://mindprod.com/jgloss/channel.html	J:\mindprod\jgloss\channel.html