SocketOption

public interface SocketOption

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.

Public Method Summary

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

Public Methods

public abstract String name ()

Returns the name of the socket option.

Returns
  • the name of the socket option

public abstract Class<T> type ()

Returns the type of the socket option value.

Returns
  • the type of the socket option value