| 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.channelspackage. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| ServerSocketChannel | ServerSocket. getChannel()Returns the unique  ServerSocketChannelobject
 associated with this socket, if any. | 
| 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) | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| abstract ServerSocketChannel | SelectorProvider. openServerSocketChannel()Opens a server-socket channel. | 
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