org.avineas.io

Interface WriteChannel

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Closeable

All Known Subinterfaces:

Channel, NotifyingChannel

All Known Implementing Classes:

NotifyingChannelWrapper, ServerSocketChannel, SocketChannel

public interface WriteChannel
extends java.io.Closeable

Write channel, channel over which data can be written. Is the base interface for writing data via a specific medium.

Author:

Arie van Wijngaarden

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	write(byte[] data, int length) Write a packet or number of bytes via the channel.

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable

close

Method Detail

write

int write(byte[] data,
        int length)

Write a packet or number of bytes via the channel.

Parameters:

data - The data to write

length - The length to write

Returns:

The number of bytes written, normally the value of the parameter 'length'. -1 is returned if the channel is somehow closed or another error occurred