java.nio.channels
Class Pipe

java.lang.Object
  java.nio.channels.Pipe

public abstract class Pipe
extends Object

Since:

1.4

Nested Class Summary

static class	Pipe.SinkChannel
static class	Pipe.SourceChannel

Constructor Summary

protected

Pipe() Initializes the pipe.

Method Summary

static Pipe	open() Opens a pipe.
abstract Pipe.SinkChannel	sink() Returns a pipe's sink channel.
abstract Pipe.SourceChannel	source() Returns a pipe's source channel

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Pipe

protected Pipe()

Initializes the pipe.

Method Detail

open

public static Pipe open()
                 throws IOException

Opens a pipe.

Throws:

IOException - If an error occurs

sink

public abstract Pipe.SinkChannel sink()

Returns a pipe's sink channel.

source

public abstract Pipe.SourceChannel source()

Returns a pipe's source channel