public abstract class Pipe extends Object
A pipe consists of a pair of channels: A writable sink channel and a readable source channel. Once some bytes are
written to the sink channel they can be read from source channel in exactly
the order in which they were written.
Whether or not a thread writing bytes to a pipe will block until another thread reads those bytes, or some previously-written bytes, from the pipe is system-dependent and therefore unspecified. Many pipe implementations will buffer up to a certain number of bytes between the sink and source channels, but such buffering should not be assumed.
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description |
|---|---|
static class |
Pipe.SinkChannel
A channel representing the writable end of a
Pipe. |
static class |
Pipe.SourceChannel
A channel representing the readable end of a
Pipe. |
| Modifier | Constructor and Description |
|---|---|
protected |
Pipe()
Initializes a new instance of this class.
|
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
static Pipe |
open()
Opens a pipe.
|
abstract Pipe.SinkChannel |
sink()
Returns this pipe's sink channel.
|
abstract Pipe.SourceChannel |
source()
Returns this pipe's source channel.
|
public abstract Pipe.SourceChannel source()
public abstract Pipe.SinkChannel sink()
public static Pipe open() throws IOException
The new pipe is created by invoking the openPipe method of the
system-wide default SelectorProvider
object.
IOException - If an I/O error occurs Submit a bug or feature
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